Best Steamed Brown Bread Recipes

STEAMED BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• You will need 2 empty cans such as the ones in which fruit or tomato sauce come. Or you can use a mold.
• To prepare them, grease and flour generously.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Add buttermilk and molasses while mixing on low.
• Stir in raisins and mix only enough to distribute.
• Pour into prepared cans or mold. (Should be about 2/3 full).
• Cover with foil and secure with string.
• Place cans on a wire rack in the bottom of a large pot.
• Pour boiling water into the pot to reach about half way up the cans but not enough to float them.
• Put lid on pot and steam for 3 hours, checking water occasionally to make sure there is enough.
• To remove breads from cans, the bottoms of the cans can be "opened" with a can opener and the breads can then be pushed out. They come out more easily when the bread is still warm.

STEAMED BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, cornmeal, baking soda and salt. Combine buttermilk and molasses; stir into dry ingredients. Pour into two greased 10-oz. ramekins or custard cups; cover with foil., Place ramekins on a rack in a deep kettle; add 1 in. of hot water to kettle. Bring to a gentle boil; cover and steam for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, adding more water as needed. , Remove ramekins from kettle; let stand for 5 minutes before removing bread from ramekins.

STEAMED CRANBERRY BROWN BREAD (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Coat the inside of a clean 12-13-oz coffee can with cooking spray.
• 2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and molasses; stir well. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.
• 4. Fold in dried cranberries and walnuts.
• 5. Spoon mixture into coffee can. Cover with foil coated with cooking spray; secure with a rubber band.
• 6. Place can in a slow cooker liner; add enough hot water to slow cooker to come halfway up sides of can.
• 7. Cover with lid and cook on high-heat setting for 2 1/2-3 hours, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8. Remove can from slow cooker. Let bread cool, covered, in can on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• 9. Remove bread from can and let cool completely on wire rack.

STEAMED ALL BRAN BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all bran cereal, raisins, nuts, egg, buttermilk, and molasses.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Add dry ingredients into wet mixture; stir just until combined.
• Fill quart cans that have been greased.
• This will fill 2 quart cans.
• Steam for 2-1/2 hours.

STEAMED BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Make a well in the center.
• In a separate bowl, mix together buttermilk, molasses and oil. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until well blended.
• Spoon batter into prepared tins or baking dish. Cover tops with foil and secure with string.
• Place in slow cooker and pour in enough boiling water to come 1 inch up the sides of the dishes.
• Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours. Unmold and serve warm.

STEAMED CRANBERRY BROWN BREAD (CROCK-POT)

Steps:

• Coat the inside of a 13-oz coffee can with cooking spray.
• Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and molasses; stir well. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.
• Fold in dried cranberries and walnuts.
• Spoon mixture into coffee can. Cover with foil coated with cooking spray; secure with a rubber band.
• Place can in a crockpot; add enough hot water to crockpot to come halfway up sides of can.
• Cover with lid and cook on high-heat setting for 2 1/2-3 hours, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove can from crockpot.
• Let bread cool, covered, in can on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Remove bread from can and let cool completely on wire rack.

STEAMED BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. grease four 16 ounces vegetable cans, 4.25 x 3", or 7 inch tube mold. Beat all ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Fill cans about two thirds full. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• 2. Place cans on a 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 three hours. Add boiling water during steaming if needed. Immediately unmold bread. Makes four loaves.