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Recipe

Brown Bread

Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients:  

  • 2 tsp dry active yeast
  • 1 tbs packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup plus 5 tbs warm water
  • 3 cups AP flour You may need a tbs or 2 extra if too wet
  • 3 tbs molasses
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs oil any oil works
  • 2 tbs melted butter or margarine for brushing

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Instructions: 

  • In a bowl add yeast, brown sugar, and warm water. Mix together and set off the side for 10 minutes. Yeast should begin to wake up and froth.
  • In a separate bowl add flour, molasses, salt, and oil. Once yeast mixture is nice and frothy, pour into flour mixture and mix together until a shaggy dough forms. Once dough is shaggy, pour onto lightly floured work surface and knead the dough for around 10 minutes or until the surface of the dough is nice and smooth. If you have a stand mixture with a dough hook ,you toss it in there and let the mixer do the work.
  • After the dough is smooth, cut in half and form two nicely formed dough balls. (Or 9 smaller dough balls if making dinner rolls). Place dough balls into parchment lined loaf tin if making bread, or 8x8 inch brownie pan for dinner rolls. Cover with a tea towel and let the dough rest and rise until it has doubled in size. Around 90 minutes. Don't rush this process as this is what gives light, airy dough.
  • Once dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 375F and brush the dough with melted butter or margarine. Place loaf pan into oven for 30-35 minutes or until the crush is deep golden brown.
  • Once cooked, remove from oven and immediately brush on more butter. Pause here and enjoy the smell. Doesn't get better than that.
  • Allow the loaf too cool in the loaf tin for 10 minutes before removing. Grab a bread knife, cut your self a thick slice and slather with butter. Pour a cup of tea, and really enjoy this moment. This is happiness to me.