Grandmas Brown Bread Food

GRANDMA'S BROWN BREAD (GRAHAM BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Grease medium sized loaf pan.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add wet ingredients to dry.
• Fold in nuts if desired.
• Batter will be thick.
• Bake in very slow 300 degree oven for about 55-60 minutes. Test near center with wooden skewer.
• Serve warm or room temperature with butter or your favorite spread. Or alone with a cuppa tea!
• Thanks Grandma!

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For the bread pudding: In a large bowl, whisk together the cream and eggs. Add the brown sugar, raisins, butter, cinnamon, ginger and 1 cup granulated sugar. Mix well. Gently stir the bread cubes into the egg mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Pour the bread mixture into the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Bake until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the bourbon sauce: Combine the confectioners' sugar, bourbon, butter, milk and cinnamon in a medium saucepan, bring to a simmer over low heat, whisking constantly until thickened and no longer watery, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with the bread pudding warm, at room temperature or chilled.

GRANDMA'S APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange slices in the bottom of a lightly greased 12x9 pan.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Mix flour and brown sugar.
• Cut in butter until crumbly and set aside.
• Syrup: Combine ingredients and stir well.
• Drizzle half of mixture over apples.
• Cover with flour mix.
• Pour remaining syrup over top.
• Bake at 350 for one hour.

GREAT GRANDMA NORTHRUP'S BROWN BREAD OR GRAHAM GEMS

Steps:

• Bake at 350*
• Combine above ingredients and spread in greased loaf pan.
• Bake until browned.
• For "gems", bake in muffin pan.

GRANDMA'S BROWN NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Sift together the white flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Into a mixing bowl put the whole wheat flour, raisins, nuts and the white flour mixture.
• Mix well.
• In a separate container, add milk to molasses and stir.
• Add to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
• Pour into greased bread pans, about 9 x 5 inches.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

GRANDMA'S AMISH BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine 2 cups of the flour with the yeast.
• In a small sauce pan heat milk, sugar, butter and salt to 120-130 degrees F.
• Slowly add the milk mixture to the flour mixture beating well.
• Add the eggs and beat well.
• Slowly add the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough is moderately stiff.
• Knead dough until smooth and elastic using stand mixer with dough hook at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes or 6 to 8 minutes by hand on a lightly floured board.
• Place dough into a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to coat.
• Cover bowl with a warm cloth that is slightly damp.
• Let rise 30 to 45 minutes or until double in size.
• Punch down and divide in half.
• Cover portions with the cloth and let rest 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into 2 loaves and put into greased loaf pans.
• Let rise again until double.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 degrees F 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
• When completely cool wrap and store in a cool, dry place.

GRANDMA BROWN'S GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Grease well either a 9 x 13 baking pan or two 9-inch round pans.
• Cut a piece of parchment or waxed paper to fit bottom of pan.
• Cream sugar and shortening together.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add the molasses and boiling water to the sugar and shortening mixture, then slowly add dry ingredients to this mixture; mixing well between each addition.
• Beat eggs well.
• Add into mixture last.
• Pour into prepared pan (s).
• Bake at 350° or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (it should take 20 minutes, but can take as long as 35 minutes).
• Best when served warm with fresh whipped cream, but delicious any time.