Boston Brown Bread

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Molasses and brown sugar sweeten this Boston brown bread made with whole wheat flour and buttermilk.

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup raisins

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.
2 Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Mix in molasses and buttermilk until just combined. Fold in cranberries and raisins if using. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, and then remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.