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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (191g)

Recipe makes 10 servings

Calories 406
Calories from Fat 24 (6%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 2.7g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.9g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 825mg 34%
Potassium 661mg 18%
Total Carbohydrate 86.7g 28%
Dietary Fiber 6.4g 25%
Sugars 34.4g
Protein 12.2g 24%

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Yankee Brown Bread

Recipe #297096 | 1¾ hours | 15 min prep | add private note
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By: Yrhaven (aka Condiment Queen)
Apr 8, 2008

This recipe is from an authentic civil war cookbook. Of course they had to adapt measurements etc. to be more understandable to us. I made this when I was trying to find a simple bread recipe, as I wasn't in the mood for kneading, rising etc. and had limited ingredients on hand. It was easy and turned out great. It is best warm with butter, be forewarned, it is a dense and sweet bread. The original recipe called for 1 C. molasses, which I thought was a bit much (and I love molasses), so I have put it here as 1/2 C. I have not made it that way yet, but you might want to try 1/2 C the first time, and then decide if you want to increase it thereafter. I hope you enjoy making this piece of history, and imagining what a treat this would have been for the exhausted soldiers.

SERVES 10 -20 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix salt, soda, and 1 1/2 C of flour together.
  2. 2
    Add remaining ingredients; beat 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Place batter in 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
  4. 4
    Bake in low oven (300 deg) for about 1 1/2 hours, or until bread tests done.

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From: Sydney Mike

On Apr 25, 2008

I really, really enjoyed making this bread! I did use the 1/2 cup of molasses, but I also used a cup of DARK brown sugar! I served it with a plain butter, which was great as it allowed the flavor of the bread to come through A LOT! Thanks for sharing! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in this Spring's PAC]

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