Simple Brown Bread Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Simple Brown Bread Recipe


Simple Brown Bread Recipe - 1

   Ingredients required
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
4 tbsp shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup white flour
2 cups graham flour
two cups buttermilk

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Brown Bread Recipe

   Cream sugar and shortening, add molasses and eggs. Combine all dry ingredients and add to cream mixture alternating with buttermilk. Beat 2 minutes. Grease and flour to loaf pans generously. Pour into pans. Bake 45 to 55 minutes. Raisins and nuts may be added if desired.


Brown Bread Recipe - 2

   Ingredients required
2 cups graham flour
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup molasses
1 tbsp soda
1 teaspoon salt (scant)
1 cup sour milk
1 cup of sweet milk
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup nut meats, dates or raisins

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Brown Bread Recipe

   Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add molasses, milk, melted butter, nutmeats, dates or raisins. Stir just enough to mix well. Bake in 2 regular bread pans about 45 minutes or until bread comes away from edge of pan.

Brown Bread Recipe - 3

   Ingredients required
1 cup of whole wheat bread
1 1/2 cup white flour
1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons soda
2 cup sour milk

Preheat oven 325 degrees

Instructions for Brown Bread Recipe

   Put all ingredients in mixing bowl and blend or mix. Raisins may be added if desired. Bake about 45 minutes in 2 bread pans.


Steamed Brown Bread Recipe - 4

   Ingredients required
1/2 cup of molasses
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups sweet milk
about 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup graham flour
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
scant T. soda

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Brown Bread Recipe

   Mix all ingredients together. Put in steamer or greased large double boiler. Steam until done, about 1 hour.

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Applesauce Bread
Banana Bread
Banana Nut Bread
Blueberry Tea Cake
Brown Bread
Carrot Bread
Cranberry Bread
Date-nut Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Mexican Corn Bread
Oat Flavor Bread
Orange Nut Bread
Overnight Coffee Loaves
Portuguese Sweet Bread
Pumpkin Bread
Toastburger
Three 'C' Bread
Whole Wheat Molasses Bread
Zucchini Bread

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup