Boston Brown Bread

Submitted by out of here

"This is a recipe from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. It is is a favorite of mine. I bake it in cans, so the loaves are round. Very nice when you make up GOODIE baskets, especially liked by elderly people."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 3⁄4 cup raisins
• 3⁄4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons oleo
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour

directions

1. Put dates, raisins, oleo, and baking soda in a large bowl.
2. Pour the boiling water over this mixture. Mix then let cool.
3. Beat 2 eggs, sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
4. Add the cooled mixture alternately with the flour.Stir in nuts.
5. Bake in 3-1# cans that have been well greased.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
7. Cool slightly, then run a butter knife around the inside edge of can to loosen bread. Pull out gently and wrap while still partly warm in plastic wrap. This keeps the round loaves moist.
8. These freeze well. When baking these, I usually double the recipe and freeze half for gifts.
9. This is delicious! It does not taste at all like the can stuff in the store.

Reviews

[DANIMARIE74]

This recipe is great. I used 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup mollasses. This is tastes just like brown bread (even better)in a can usually served with baked beans. I love it Thanks

 

[tonythurston51]

Just like mama used to make! We had with Recipe #303131, and we chowed down like there was no tomorrow. Even my DS indulged and that's a first for him!

 

[ellie_]

Very good served with hotdogs and beans! Skipped the walnuts but otherwise made as directed except I used a stoneware bread pan shaped as a coffee can and two small bread (individual serving size) pans (for the freezer). Thanks for sharing!

 

[Kmmd8925]

I made this while one of my employees plowed snow. Then I served it still hot with coffee when he came it. We all liked it a lot. I didn't add the baking soda until after the bowl had cooled. Also mine was a little gooey in the middle. One of the "loaves" I didn't cut until it was completely cooled and then it was completely done as well. But it is a wonderful recipe. I came back to it because I am planning to make it again.

 

[ItalianPrincess3]

I made this brown bread recipe to go with dinner and it was a great addition! We couldn't leave it alone. I think I had 3 pieces myself :) I love the addition of the dates and walnuts to this Boston favorite!