You’re gonna love this easy recipe for a delicious large loaf of Baked Brown Bread! Molasses and cocoa powder add to the color and flavor!
If you’ve been looking for a GREAT TASTING loaf of brown bread to make that is EASY, requires NO YEAST, and tastes fabulous, may I recommend this recipe for baked brown bread?
I got the recipe originally from an older cookbook I have in my collection. It has truly become one of my most favorite breads!
The recipe could not be easier! Combine dry ingredients, combine wet ingredients, and then pour them into a standard-sized loaf pan (9×5) and bake. BOOM! A yummy warm loaf of baked brown bread, ready to slather with soft butter OR eat it just as it is! YUM! Here’s how to make this simple bread loaf:
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Prepare The Batter For Baked Brown Bread
The first thing you will do is preheat your oven to 350°F. It only takes a few minutes to prepare the bread batter, so you will want your oven hot and ready to roll once the batter is done, okay? OK.
Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. In a SEPARATE bowl, lightly beat an egg, then add milk and molasses, and whisk to combine these wet ingredients.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Add a Tablespoon of melted vegetable shortening, then stir the ingredients well to fully combine. This is the batter for the baked brown bread. See how easy that was to make?
Time To Make Some Baked Brown Bread!
Generously spray or grease the bottom and sides of a 9×5 loaf pan. Pour all of the batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven, and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the top of the loaf comes out clean.
HALFWAY through the baking time, quickly sprinkle the top of the loaf with old fashioned rolled oats, if desired. This is an optional step, but I think it looks great on the loaf once done.
The Baked Brown Bread Is Ready To Enjoy!
When the bread is done baking (and a toothpick comes out clean), remove the pan from the oven. Let the baked brown bread cool (still in the pan) for about 15 minutes.
Run a butter knife carefully around the edges of the bread, then carefully turn the pan over, and the bread should release from the pan.
Let the bread cool a bit longer on a wire rack before slicing. We like to eat this delicious bread while still warm (but not HOT). Spread some softened butter on a slice, and dig in!
It tastes wonderful, and has great flavor, and a deep brown color. We enjoy eating slices of this bread as is, or toasted or broiled, and slathered with butter.
I really hope you will give this yummy bread a try, and trust you will enjoy it as much as we do! Thank you for stopping by, and I sincerely hope you will come back for another visit again soon. Have a great day.
Looking For More BREAD Recipes?
You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. I have lots of delicious bread recipes (yeast and no yeast), including:
- Cranberry Orange Bread
- Lemon Loaf (Starbucks copycat)
- Butter-Topped Homemade White Bread
- Vanilla Glazed Pear Bread
- Oatmeal Molasses Bread (Bread Machine)
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Original recipe source: The cookbook “Church Suppers”, page 92, published in 2005 by Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, New York
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You're gonna love this easy recipe for a delicious large loaf of Baked Brown Bread! Molasses and cocoa powder add to the color and flavor!
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup yellow cornmeal
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder (for baking)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1½ cups milk
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable shortening , melted
- 1 Tablespoon old fashioned oats (optional) , to sprinkle on top of loaf
Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease or spray a 9x5 loaf pan on bottom and sides.
Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until combined.
In SEPARATE bowl, lightly beat egg, then add milk and molasses. Whisk until fully blended. Add to flour mixture. Add the melted vegetable shortening; stir ingredients in, until batter is fully combined.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Place pan on middle rack of oven. Bake for a total of 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the top of the loaf comes out clean. HALFWAY through the baking time, sprinkle top of loaf with oats, if desired.
When done, remove pan from oven. Let bread cool (still in pan) for 15 minutes. Run a butter knife carefully around edges of bread, then carefully turn pan over to release bread from pan. Let bread cool a bit longer on wire rack before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
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