Steamed Brown Bread
This recipe is a classic Crosby Molasses recipe, meaning that it’s been passed down from generation to generation. Perfect with beans, this recipe is a delicious hit to the nostalgia feels. Cooked right in the can, the old fashion way.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 3/4 cup molasses
Instructions
- Wash, dry and grease three 19 oz (540 ml) cans.
- Combine flour, cornmeal, soda and salt. Mix well.
- Combine milk and molasses. Immediately add the dry ingredients to this and stir. Pour into cans and cover with aluminum foil. Set cans on rack in a kettle of boiling water (the water must not be more than half way up the side of the cans.)
- Cover kettle tightly and steam for two hours or until the tops of the loaves spring back when lightly touched. Loosen bread from the sides and turn out on racks to cool. Serve immediately or wrap in foil and store.
Find it online: https://www.crosbys.com/steamed-brown-bread/