Boston Brown Bread Recipe

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This bread is one of my favorites, and I'm sure it will become one of yours, as well. The loaf's dense, chewy texture and slight sweetness from the molasses make slices of it irresistible.

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Boston Brown Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup steel-cut oats
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup rye flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup molasses

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the egg, buttermilk and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Transfer to a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan.
Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).

Editor's Note: Steel-cut oats are also known as Scotch oats or Irish oatmeal.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 131 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 290 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Boston Brown Bread in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p192