Recipe and source notes

Steamed Brown Bread

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup corn meal
  • 1 cup Gold Medal whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup raisins, if desired
  • 3/4 cup light or dark molasses
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Make it step by step

  1. Grease 4 (16 ounce) vegetable cans (4 1/4 x 3 inches) or 7-inch tube mold. Beat all ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat in medium speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Fill cans about 2/3 full. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  2. Place cans on rack in Dutch oven or steamer; pour boiling water into Dutch oven to level of rack. Cover Dutch oven. Keep water boiling over low heat until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 3 hours. (Add boiling water during steaming if necessary.) Immediately unmold bread. 4 loaves.
  3. If using self-rising flour, decrease baking soda to 1 teaspoon and omit salt.
  4. Baked Brown Bread: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Pour batter into greased 2-quart round casserole. Bake about 1 hour.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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