Boston Brown Bread New England Brown Bread Food

BOSTON BROWN BREAD (NEW ENGLAND BROWN BREAD)

Steps:

• Grease a 9x5 loaf pan (or for a more authentic version, a 29 oz. coffee can) with a generous amount of butter. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk or stir together the cornmeal (1/2 cup), rye flour (1/2 cup), whole wheat flour (1/2 cup), baking powder (1 teaspoon), baking soda (1 teaspoon), and kosher salt (1 teaspoon) in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the maple syrup (2 tablespoons), molasses (1/3 cup), milk (1 cup), and vanilla extract (1 teaspoon) to the batter and whisk or stir together until everything is combined.
• Add the raisins to the batter and fold in.
• Pour batter in prepared baking dish. Cover tightly with foil (so the steam doesn't escape to keep the bread moist).
• Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before running a knife around the edge and gently removing it. Cool for 5-10 minutes longer, slice into 10 pieces, and serve slathered with butter with a side of baked beans.

NEW ENGLAND BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Place 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon water, molasses, oil, sugar, salt, 1 cup oats, bread flour, and yeast in a bread machine in the order listed. Run "Dough" cycle.
• Remove dough from the bread machine. Shape into a round loaf, tucking ends in underneath. Transfer to a baking sheet and cover loosely with lightly oiled plastic wrap. Let rise until puffy, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover dough and sprinkle 1 tablespoon oats on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINES(1.5 POUNDS)

Steps:

• If figs are hard, pour boiling water on them to soften them, then drain well before mincing raisins are usually soft enough to skip this step.
• Add all ingredients in the order recommended by your bread machine.
• This recipes makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD(BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure ingredients into the baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven chamber.
• Select Whole Wheat cycle.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

HOMEMADE BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Remove one of your oven racks and preheat oven to 300°.
• Generously butter three 10-ounce coffee cans. In an extra large mixing bowl combine all the flours. Stir in cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt and dried fruit.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the milk with the molasses. Slowly add to the dry ingredients, stirring until the batter is smooth and combined.
• Pour the batter into the greased coffee cans. Stand the cans in the center of the oven and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the loaves are springy to the touch. Place cans on wire rack and let cool for about 10 minutes, then unmold. Slice bread into rounds and serve.
• When the loaves have reached room temperature, they can be wrapped in wax paper and placed in a thick plastic bag and stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

CROCK POT BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Grease well a 1 pound coffee can - may flour if you wish.
• Put enough water in crock pot to come halfway up the can.
• In large bowl combine dry ingredients.
• Combine molasses and milk then add to dry ingredients.
• Stir in raisins, if desired.
• Fill coffee cans about 2/3 full - cover with foil secured with rubber band.
• Place can on trivet in crock pot, Water should come about 1/2 way up (if you cannot put the lid on the crock pot with a trivet then remove the trivet).
• Put lid on crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours.
• Remove from crock pot - remove foil cover and place can in 300 degree oven for 10 minutes to "dry".

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• 2. Generously grease a 1-quart pudding mold or 1-pound coffee can. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in the molasses and milk. Fold in the currants.
• 3. Fill the mold or coffee can with batter. It should come up about two-thirds of the way. Cover the top with foil and tie securely with a string to make it airtight.
• 4. Place in a deep baking pan and fill the pan with boiling water, to come halfway up the side of the mold.
• 5. Place in the preheated oven and allow to steam for 2 hours, checking the water level after 1 hour. Add more boiling water if needed. Check by sticking a skewer into the bread; it will come out clean when done. Remove string and foil and allow to cool for 1 hour before unmolding.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix and sift dry ingredients together very well.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Place rounds of greased parchment or waxed paper in the bottom of clean one-pound cans; grease the sides of the cans and fill 2/3 full with batter.
• Place the cans on a rack in a large kettle; add warm water to half the height of the can.
• Cover the kettle and let the water come to the boil.
• Boil gently from 1 to 2 hours or until well done, adding more boiling water as necessary to keep the water at the desired level.
• Uncover the kettle and place cans in a 400F oven for a few minutes to dry the top.
• Remove from the cans immediately and serve hot with baked beans.