Crusty Brown Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Corn meal | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup stirred graham or whole-wheat flour | ||
| 3/4 cup dark molasses | ||
| 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk | ||
| Seedless raisins | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Sift white flour with baking powder, soda, and salt; add corn meal and graham flour.
Add remaining ingredients; beat well.
Half-fill 5 greased 1-pound baking-powder cans;* cover tightly.
Place on rack in deep kettle; pour in boiling water to 1 inch.
Cover kettle; steam 3 hours, adding more boiling water if needed.
Uncover cans; place in very hot oven (450°) 5 minutes; remove bread from cans.
Add remaining ingredients; beat well.
Half-fill 5 greased 1-pound baking-powder cans;* cover tightly.
Place on rack in deep kettle; pour in boiling water to 1 inch.
Cover kettle; steam 3 hours, adding more boiling water if needed.
Uncover cans; place in very hot oven (450°) 5 minutes; remove bread from cans.
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