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Boston Brown Bread
This hearty bread recipe is an old family favorite and so easy to make. Slather a piece with warm butter - it’s delicious.
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
35
minutes
minutes
Ingredients
1 1/2
cups
raisins
1 1/2
cups
boiling water
1
cup
brown sugar
1
heaping tablespoon
shortening
1
egg
1
teaspoon
salt
2
teaspoons
baking soda
2 2/3
cups
all-purpose flour
1
tablespoon
molasses
Instructions
Preheat oven to 320°F. Grease a 4x9" loaf pan or line with parchment paper (I do this to easily remove from the pan after baking)
Soak raisins in boiling water and let stand until cool, about 20 minutes.
Cream sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses with an electric mixer.
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
Alternately add flour and raisins to the sugar mixture until combined.
Pour into the loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack to cool before serving.