Bran Bread Recipe

Ingredients for Bran Bread Recipe

• 2 yeast cakes
• 2 cups milk, scalded and cooled
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• ½ cup molasses
• 7 cups flour
• 5 cups bran
• 4 tablespoons shortening on butter
• 2 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm liquid.
2. Add molasses and four cups sifted flour.
3. Beat well.
4. Add the bran, shortening or butter, remainder of the flour or enough to make a dough that can be handled, and salt.
5. Knead well, cover, and let rise until double in bulk, about two hours.
6. Divide into three loaves.
7. Place in well-greased pans.
8. Cover and let rise again about forty-five minutes or until double in bulk.
9. Bake forty-five minutes at 350 degrees.

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