13 Reviews of Molasses Bread

From: Geema

On Mar 19, 2003

I love molasses and this bread was full of that dark rich taste. Some currants were waving at me in the pantry as I was gathering my ingredients, so they got added to the bread. Instead of making one large loaf, I used my mini pans and made three small ones, putting two in the freezer and bringing one as a treat for a friend. Next time I make this bread, I'll add some spices and it will taste like gingerbread. I like that this bread has no oil, uses whole wheat flour and the molasses for some good nutritional value as well as good flavor. A truly fine recipe.

From: Roosie

On Oct 26, 2004

What wonderful bread! It has a lovely moist and dense texture and sweet molasses flavor. I happened to have whole milk on-hand, so I did use that per the instructions of the recipe, but I did make 2 other substitutions. I replaced the white flour with whole wheat pastry flour (although I am not sure this bread would not be just as wonderful with all regular whole wheat flour) and replaced the sugar with Sucanat. I managed to get everything to combine just fine without using an electric mixer- I just folded the ingredients together by hand. I did use less salt (just a couple shakes from the salt shaker) but that may be personal taste. I also baked in a 9x5 tin and it rose to a rather large loaf even in the larger pan. Lovely, lovely breakfast or snack. Next time I may try others' suggestions of adding spices (this would make a killer gingerbread recipe, I'm sure) or dried fruits or nuts! I really like that this doesn't have any oil or eggs but has such wonderful texture. Thanks for a great quickbread!

From: Xiney

On Feb 22, 2004

I really liked this recipe. I only had skim milk on hand and I thought it still worked wonderfully. I added two teaspoons of cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon of nutmeg. It is very easy to make and I enjoyed the fact that it uses whole wheat flour. Next time I make it I will add raisins, I would have this time but I didn't have any on hand.

From: MPHT

On Feb 8, 2005

I have been looking for a good molasses bread recipe for a long time. I still haven't found a good one, I found a great one! I had my doubts about cooking this for 1 1/2 hours, but it came out great. It is moist and full of flavor. Thanks Tgirl!

From: Pamma Lamma Ding Dong

On May 9, 2005

Can I give this 6 or 7 stars? I followed the directions except I used all all-purpose flour and I added about 1/3 cup of raisins. I will be making this again!

From: DewReine

On Oct 9, 2004

What a delicious recipe! Yesterday I bought sorghum molasses from a crafts fair, and I looked for something yummy to bake...I'm so glad I chose this. The whole family likes it and gives me a reason to look forward to autumn chores like raking the leaves (gasp).

From: SLS #04093

On May 25, 2005

Excellent recipe, and very easy to make. Thank you.

From: jennifer in new jersey

On Jan 24, 2005

i used skim milk because it was all i had and i had already started mixing the dry ingredients. i added some extra chopped up organic apples i had so that they would not go to waste. even with the skim milk this was a delicious bread. i will, however follow the recipe next time as i think that the whole milk must be what gives it a more dense; bread like consistency. i think the skim milk gave it more of a lighter cake consistency and i wanted dense. taste was excellent and a great easy recipe!

From: Shelby, the wannabe chef

On Aug 10, 2005

WOW, this was good. I did some substitutions to make it a bit healthier; I used 1/4 cup Splenda sugar, and 1/2 teapoon salt. It was still good!

From: mrshodge

On Dec 11, 2008

This Molasses Bread is fantastic. I used nonfat milk and added 1c dates and 1/2c walnuts. I didn't have any whole wheat flour and used 2c of all-purpose flour and the bread came out wonderful. I can't wait to give these beautiful loafs as gifts for Christmas.