Do I need to sift flour for quick breads? I am making mini quick breads for Christmas. The recipe calls for 3 cups of flour.

Do I need to sift the flour?  If so, should I sift it before or after measuring?
quick breads are typically dense and do not require sifting, they also do not require kneeding. They are supposed to be quick and easy :) 

If the recipe calls for "3 cups of flour, sifted" then you would measure 3 cups of flour, and sift that. I have never seen a recipe call for "3 cups of sifted flour" but if it did you would have to sift, and then measure. Hope this helps.