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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A somewhat sweet bread leavened with yeast.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Sally Lunn, 18th-century British baker.]
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treeseed commented on the word sally lunn
A slightly sweetened yeast-leavened bread, similar in flavor to brioche. I make mine in a tube pan. Some people make round domed loaves.
Legend has it that it was invented in the city of Bath, England by Sally Lunn
January 25, 2008