Old Fashion Molasses Bread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

This old-fashioned molasses bread recipe prepares the yeast dough in the bread machine. All you need to do is bake it until golden brown and delicious.

Ingredients

1 5/8 cups water
4 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons dry milk powder
1/3 cup molasses
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt

Directions

1 Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough or White Bread setting, and then Start.
2 If the dough does not form a ball on the paddle, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the ball forms. Allow machine to complete selected cycle.
3 To bake conventionally, grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Remove dough from the bread machine pan after the Dough cycle has been completed. Shape into a loaf, and place in the prepared pan. Let rise until doubled.
4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5 Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Carefully tip loaf out of pan onto a work surface and gently tap bottom of loaf. If it sounds hollow, bread is done.