Grandmothers Brown Bread

by | Jul 17, 2014 | Bread and Rolls

brown bread sliced open

Grandmothers Brown Bread is a no-yeast brown bread made with mostly wheat flour.  It is very hard to describe this bread to anyone who hasn’t tried it.  It has the texture of a quick bread, using baking soda and baking powder for leavening, and has just a hint of sweetness!  The molasses gives this bread an unusual but addictive flavor- in fact, my family can never stop eating it when I put in on the table.

This bread is beyond easy to throw together, you don’t even need to plug in a mixer!  It can be whipped up ever so quickly in one bowl an hour before a meal so it can just bake while you cook dinner.  We love it alongside almost any entrée or even simply with butter and jam, (or my personal fav – orange marmalade), as a snack or dessert.

This recipe was given to me over 10 years ago by a family friend who got it from their Grandmother, thus the name.  I’ve adapted it slightly from the original recipe, but it is a definite keeper and one you just have to try!

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice 
  • 1 cup milk, minus 1 Tbsp – (replace that Tbsp with the lemon juice)
  • 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup AP flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1- 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt  
  • 1/2 cup sugar 
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • 1/3 cup dark molasses

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. Place the Tbsp of lemon juice in the bottom of a cup measure, then fill the rest of the cup with milk for a total of 1 cup.  Set aside for a few minutes.
  3. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, AP flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  
  4. Add the milk mixture, sugar, egg and molasses and whisk together by hand until just combined.  
  5. Pour the mixture into a greased and floured loaf pan, (or just use the non-stick spray that has the flour in it already), and bake immediately at 350 for 50-60 mins.  (It is done when toothpick comes out clean from center.)
  6. Let it sit in the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes then remove the bread from the pan and let cool directly the remaining time on a cooling rack.
brown bread sliced open

Grandmothers Brown Bread

Source: donuts2crumpets
Grandmothers Brown Bread is a no-yeast brown bread made with wheat flour and molasses. It has the texture of quick bread with a hint of sweetness!
Servings: 12
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
5 from 7 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup milk minus 1 Tbsp – (replace that Tbsp with the lemon juice)
  • 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup AP flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1- 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • 1/3 cup dark molasses

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Place the Tbsp of lemon juice in the bottom of a cup measure, then fill the rest of the cup with milk for a total of 1 cup. Set aside for a few minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, AP flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the milk mixture, sugar, egg and molasses and whisk together by hand until just combined.
  • Pour the mixture into a greased and floured loaf pan, (or just use the non-stick spray that has the flour in it already), and bake immediately at 350 for 50-60 mins. (It is done when toothpick comes out clean from center.)
  • Let it sit in the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes then remove the bread from the pan and let cool directly the remaining time on a cooling rack.

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