Steamed Brown Bread 2 Recipe

Ingredients for Steamed Brown Bread 2 Recipe

• 1 cup scalded milk
• ½ cake compressed yeast
• 1 cup Graham flour
• ¾ cup corn meal (lightly toasted in the oven)
• ½ cup rye flour
• ½ cup bran
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup warm molasses
• 1 tablespoon vegetable fat
• ¾ cup sultana raisins

Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast in 2 teaspoons water, add the warm milk, and beat in the Graham flour to a smooth batter.
2. Cover and set in a warm room for 1-1/2 hours.
3. Add the salt, the warm molasses, and the oil, and beat into the sponge.
4. Have the raisins soaked overnight and warmed.
5. Mix all the ingredients with a heavy spoon until thoroughly mixed.
6. Cover and let rise until, when tapped sharply, it begins to sink.
7. Then work down well.
8. Put at once into an oiled pail and right-fitting cover, and steam for 2 hours.
9. Turn out on an oiled pie tin and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
10. 3/4 cup of rye meal can be substituted for the rye flour and the bran, when on hand.