Sarahs Molasses Brown Bread Food

MOLASSES BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Grease your pans.
• Mix the flours, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Whisk the egg, sugar, molasses and buttermilk in another bowl until well combined.
• Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine just until everything is well blended.
• Pour the mixture into your prepared pans and bake 40-45 minutes. The toothpick text will tell you when they're done.

OLD SCHOOL, NOVA SCOTIA BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, add bran, oatmeal. Add 4 cups boiling water and stir. Allow to stand for ten minutes. (The boiling water will melt the shortening, no need to melt beforehand)
• After 10 minutes proof the yeast; in a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons yeast, 2 teaspoons sugar and one cup of warm water. Allow to stand 10 minutes to proof.
• Add to bran mixture, one cup of molasses, stir, then add the yeast mixture and stir.
• Knead in 10 ½ to 11 ½ cups of flour, move onto floured surface as required and knead until dough feels firm "like a baby's bottom". (This term has been used with this recipe, dating back 50+ years. Bread and babies have changed very little.)
• Let rise in a warm, dry spot until double in size
• Divide and move to greased/prepared bread pans (makes 3 large sized loafs).
• Let rise again in pans and bake at 350⁰F (180⁰C) for 40 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool before turning out of pans.

MOLASSES BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 X 5 X 3-inch pan.
• Combine flour, wheat germ, brown sugar, salt and raisins in a mixing bowl.
• Mix well.
• In a second mixing bowl, mix baking soda, buttermilk and molasses, using a wooden spoon.
• This misture will start to bubble.
• Immediately mix it into the dry ingredients.
• Spoon the batter into the greased pan.
• Bake at once.
• The bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Turn out of the pan and cool on a wire rack.