Colonial Brown Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 c Dark molasses
- 1 c Whole wheat flour
- 1 ts Ground cinnamon
- 2 c Buttermilk
- 3/4 c Coarsely chopped walnut
- 1/2 ts Ground allspice
- 1/2 c Yellow corn meal
- 1/4 ts Ground ginger
- 1/8 ts Ground cloves
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/2 c Rye flour*
- 1/2 c Golden brown sugar
- 3/4 c Raisins
- 2 ts Baking soda
- 2/3 c All purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans. Stir first 3 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Whisk buttermilk and molasses in small bowl. Mix into dry ingredients. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 15 minutes. Turn out loaves onto racks and cool. (Can be made one day ahead. Wrap tightly in plastic; store at room temperature.) Makes 2 loaves. Bon Appetit February 1995
