Best 10 A Bit Nutty Boston Brown Bread Recipes

A BIT NUTTY BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins and nuts. Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Move a rack to the bottom third of the oven and heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spray the insides of the cans with nonstick spray and place set a deep 3-quart oven-safe pot. Begin heating enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the cans when poured into the pot.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the wheat flour, rye flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt and allspice. Add the molasses, buttermilk, vanilla and zest and whisk to combine. Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared cans. Cover the top with a double thickness of aluminum foil and tie securely with string. Pour the boiling water into the pot. Carefully place in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the edges of the bread begin to pull away from the sides of the cans. Remove the cans from the pot of water, uncover, place on a cooling rack and cool 1 hour before removing bread from the cans. Serve with baked beans or slice, toast and serve with cream cheese.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or spray bottom with cooking spray; coat with flour.
• In medium bowl, mix flours, cornmeal and baking soda. In another medium bowl, beat molasses, egg and 2 tablespoons softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until well mixed. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk until mixed. Stir in dried fruits. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of crack comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Run knife around edges of loaf to loosen; remove from pan to wire rack. Brush with 2 teaspoons melted butter. Serve warm.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and generously coat the insides of 2 10-ounce coffee cans or a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Place the white rye flour in a large skillet over medium heat and toast, whisking constantly, for 7 minutes. The flour will darken slightly and smell nutty.
• Whisk the flours, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the doenjang and buttermilk until combined; set aside. With an electric mixer, whip the egg whites with 1 tablespoon of the molasses until stiff, silky peaks form, about 5 minutes. Whisk the remaining molasses into the buttermilk mixture. Gradually stir the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until combined. Fold in the whipped egg whites in 2 additions.
• Pour batter into the prepared cans or loaf pan. Coat pieces of foil with cooking spray, then cover the tops of the cans or pan securely. Set the cans or pan in a baking dish and add enough hot water to come about 1/4 inch up the side. Transfer to oven and bake until the top springs back when lightly touched, about 1 hour 40 minutes for the cans, or 2 hours for the loaf pan. Let cool 20 minutes on a wire rack, then invert and remove the bread to a cutting board. Let cool completely 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!

BOSTON BROWN BREAD III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and brown sugar. Mix in molasses and buttermilk until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for one hour, or until done. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, and then remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

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.

EASY 5-MINUTE BOSTON BROWN BREAD (HEALTHY/LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (can use two smaller loaf pans).
• In a large bowl whisk the whole wheat flour with white flour, baking soda and brown sugar.
• Using a wooden spoon or spatula mix in molasses and buttermilk until JUST combined (do not over mix).
• Gently mix in raisins or chopped dates.
• Spread in prepared loaf pan then allow the pan to sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the loaf tests done (reduce cooking time if using smaller loaf pans).
• Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Generously butter one 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan or 2 clean 28-ounce food cans. Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk buttermilk, molasses and raisins in medium bowl to blend. Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients; stir until well blended.
• Transfer all of batter to prepared loaf pan or divide batter between prepared cans (pan or each can will be about 3/4 full). Butter 1 piece of foil large enough to cover top of pan or each can and to overlap sides by 2 inches. Tightly cover top of pan or each can with foil, buttered side down. Tie kitchen string around foil. Place pan or cans in large wide pot. Pour enough water into pot to come halfway up sides of pan or cans. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover pot tightly and simmer until tester inserted into center of bread comes out clean, adding more water to pot as necessary to keep water halfway up sides of pan or cans, about 3 hours.
• Remove pan or cans from pot. Cool bread in pan or cans 15 minutes. Gently shake to remove bread from pan or cans. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool completely. Return bread to pan or cans. Wrap tightly with foil. Store at room temperature. Before serving, if desired, steam in pan or cans, covered with foil and secured with kitchen string, on rack set over simmering water until heated through, about 15 minutes.) Cut bread into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRANDMA JOY'S BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Soak raisins in rum 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flours, bran and baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine egg, sugar, corn syrup, molasses, buttermilk and raisins (with liquor). Mix well. Stir in the flour mixture.
• Pour the mixture into three clean, well-greased tin cans (2 1/2-cup capacity each), filling each about two-thirds full. Cover each tightly with foil. Place in a baking dish and add water to reach halfway up the side of the cans. Cover baking dish with foil, place in oven and bake 3 hours. Cool 15 minutes before removing from cans.