Brown Bread

Submitted by smoke alarm jr

"This is my mother-in-laws famous brown bread recipe. We find these rolls at every family gathering! I reach for this recipe over and over again when we are craving bread for it has so few ingredients and so easy to make. My kids make a meal out of it in the mornings especially when they get to slather their own homemade strawberry jam over the top! Makes 3 loaves or 48 rolls"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 3 loaves
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 3 3⁄4 cups warm water
• 1⁄4 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees F)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup molasses
• 1⁄2 cup melted Crisco
• 1 fresh yeast cakes or 3 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 6 -10 cups flour

directions

1. Mix the yeast, sugar, and 1/4 cup of warm water.
2. Let sit for 5 minutes.
3. (Yeast is good if it foams!) In large bowl combine water, salt, molasses, and Crisco.
4. Stir until salt dissolves.
5. Add the yeast mixture and stir well.
6. Sift in 6 cups of flour and stir until mixed well.
7. Keep adding flour until mixture becomes too hard to stir.
8. Flop the dough onto a well floured surface and knead 6-8 minutes.
9. Place dough in large greased bowl, cover, set in warm place and let raise until double in size.
10. Punch dough down and with greased hands form into 3 loaves and place in greased loaf pans or form into approx.
11. 48 rolls and place in greased pans.
12. Preheat oven to 350.
13. Let formed dough rise.
14. Cook in preheated oven at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
15. Let bread/rolls sit in pans for 5-10 minutes then finish cooling on wire racks.
16. Brush butter over the tops and ENJOY!

Reviews

[Carole Koehler]

I halved the recipe and used my bread machime for the dough, excellent soft and fluffy, tastes is great also, I got I loaf and 9 rolls. Thanks for a great easy recipe!!!!!

 

[Aroostook]

These are the best dark rolls I have ever had! Such a simple recipe and such great flavor. Thanks for posting, SA jr! =)

 

[Lize K.]

I divided the recipe by three to make one loaf and used butter instead of crisco. Kneaded the dough down 3 times as I wanted a finer texture (no folding). I used 1/2 cup of butter (accidentally!) but the texture and taste still came out great. Really happy with my first go at this recipe!

 

[un petit chou]

I have been looking for a recipe like this for so long! It was wonderful. I only made one loaf and didnt have time to cook it for the whole 40-45 min (more like 30) but it was still delicious. Next time I make it I will cook it the whole time because mine was a little too dense/moist. Also, I used rapid rise yeast, so I combined all the dry and then all the wet but it still turned out great. Next time I'll make all three loaves. Thanks!!!!

 

[Gatorbek]

I wasn't sure how these would be received by my family, since we usually have white bread, but I'm branching out. Wow! Once I got DD to see past the color, she said they were great, and ate more bread than soup. :) I made one loaf and 12 rolls, and they came out super soft and tasty. I was worried that the dough smelled too "molassas-y", but once it baked, it was just right. I also used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 AP, and it was perfect. Thanks for helping me expand my bread-making horizons!