Boston Bran Bread

A quick bread packed with healthy ingredients! Goes great with baked beans or for breakfast with cream cheese! Adapted from Cook Now Serve Later cookbook by Readers Digest. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2  cups whole wheat flour
• 1  cup white flour
• 1⁄4 cup wheat germ
• 1⁄4 cup  wheat bran (or oat bran)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 3⁄4 cups buttermilk
• 1 3⁄4 cups molasses
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Directions

1. Preheat oven tro 350*F. Mix the flours, wheat germ, bran, salt, and raisins in a large bowl, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together baking soda and 1/4 cup of the buttermilk. Stir in the remaining buttermilk, molasses, and brown sugar. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined; do no overmix! Spoon into a lightly greased 9"x5"x3" loaf pan.
3. Bake for 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Loosen the loaf and turn out onto a wire rack; let cool completely. Cut in thin slices and serve with cream cheese or butter. This bread goes great with baked beans. Enjoy!
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5. To store, wrap in aluminum foil or seal in 2 plastic bags.Quick bread will store at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.