Crockpot Boston Brown Bread Food

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Put dates, raisins, oleo, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Pour the boiling water over this mixture. Mix then let cool.
• Beat 2 eggs, sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
• Add the cooled mixture alternately with the flour.Stir in nuts.
• Bake in 3-1# cans that have been well greased.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
• Cool slightly, then run a butter knife around the inside edge of can to loosen bread. Pull out gently and wrap while still partly warm in plastic wrap. This keeps the round loaves moist.
• These freeze well. When baking these, I usually double the recipe and freeze half for gifts.
• This is delicious! It does not taste at all like the can stuff in the store.

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:

• Generously grease 2 (1 pound) coffee cans, or 3 (1 lb.) vegetable or fruit cans, or two vegetable juice cans (pineapple or V8 work well); set aside. (The cans should only have one end removed.).
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add raisins and walnuts, if desired. Toss to evenly coat the raisins and nuts with the flour mixture.
• In a medium bowl, combine the oil, water, egg, vanilla, sugar, and molasses. Mix well.
• Stir the wet mixture into the flour mixture only until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn into prepared cans, filling evenly. Cover cans tightly with 2 layers of foil; secure with string or rubber band.
• Cook with one of the two following methods:.
• #1: Place a rack in a large kettle or pot. Place the cans on rack. Place kettle/pot over low heat. Add boiling water until halfway up cans. Cover; bring water to a gentle boil. Steam bread 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Add more boiling water during steaming, if necessary.
• #2: Place a rack in a large kettle or pot. Place cans on the rack. Add boiling water to the kettle/pot and cover with a lid. Place the kettle in a 325° oven and steam for 2 hours and 45 minutes, replacing boiling water as needed.
• Carefully remove bread from cans. Cool on racks at least 30 minutes before slicing.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Grease a 16 oz coffee can (or 1 qt pudding mold or baking dish) with butter.
• In a large bowl, combine both wheat and rye flours, cornmeal, baking soda and salt.
• Stir in molasses and milk; add raisins and mix to blend.
• Fill coffee can (or mold/baking dish) with batter; it should come up to about 2/3 of the way to the top.
• Cover top of the can with foil and tie with butcher's twine to make it airtight.
• Place can (or mold/baking dish) into a larger, deep baking dish.
• Using a pitcher, carefully pour hot water into the baking dish so that the water comes about halfway up the outside of the coffee can (or mold/baking dish); place in the oven.
• Allow bread to steam for 2 hours, check water level after 1 hour and add more water if needed.
• To check if the bread is done, carefully remove twine and foil and stick a wooden skewer into the middle and pull it out.
• If the Skewer is clean, the bread is done; if the bread needs additional cooking time, cover with new foil and twine and allow to steam until done.
• Enjoy!

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.