Boston Brown Bread

Name: Boston Brown Bread
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground allspice; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 241 grams buttermilk; 71 grams cornmeal; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 170 grams molasses, by weight; 1 teaspoons orange zest; 71 grams rye flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 servings Boiling water; 71 grams whole wheat flour

Boston Brown Bread is a vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. One serving contains 355 calories, 8g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of flour, molasses, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Special equipment: 2 empty (26.5-ounce) metal cans

Move a rack to the bottom third of the oven and heat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

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.

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Water

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Oven

Pot

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the wheat flour, rye flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt and allspice.

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Baking Soda

Wheat Flour

Rye Flour

Allspice

Cornmeal

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

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.

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Buttermilk

Molasses

Vanilla

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Aluminum Foil

Whisk

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.

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Bread