Best Homemade Boston Brown Bread Recipes

AUTHENTIC BOSTON BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, molasses, brown sugar and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins. Transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan; cover with foil., Place pan on a rack in a boiling-water canner or other large, deep pot; add 1 in. of hot water to pot. Bring to a gentle boil; cover and steam for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, adding more water to the pot as needed. , Remove pan from the pot; let stand for 10 minutes before removing bread from pan to a wire rack. Serve with cream cheese if desired.

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.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD(BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure ingredients into the baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven chamber.
• Select Whole Wheat cycle.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

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.

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.

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.

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!