Recipe: Baked Boston Brown Bread (using cornmeal, bran cereal, and buttermilk)

BAKED BOSTON BROWN BREAD

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 cups whole bran cereal
2 cups buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup dark molasses
1 cup raisins

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in cornmeal and nuts; set aside.

Combine bran cereal and buttermilk and let stand 5 minutes.

Stir egg, butter, molasses and raisins into bran mixture. Add flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Turn into a well-greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.

Makes 3 (8-inch) loaves
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Old newspaper recipe clipping, source unknown, not dated