Boston Brown Bread

Name: Boston Brown Bread
Yield: Serves 6 to 8 (Makes 2 small loaves)
Cuisine: New England
Ingredients: 3/4 cup (4 1/8 ounces/117 grams), rye flour; 3/4 cup (4 1/8 ounces/117 grams), whole-wheat flour; 3/4 cup (3 3/4 ounces/106 grams) fine white, cornmeal; 1 3/4 teaspoons, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, Salt; 1 2/3 cups, buttermilk; 1/2 cup, molasses; 3 tablespoons, butter, melted and cooled slightly; 3/4 cup, raisins

Desserts or Baked Goods
New England
Make Ahead
Quick Breads

By Andrew Janjigian ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2017, America's Test Kitchen TV

Colonists knew how to mix up batter and steam it over an open fire to make a remarkably moist whole-grain bread. We think they were onto something.

SERVES 6 to 8 (Makes 2 small loaves)

TIME 2¾ hours, plus 1½ hours cooling

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