Boston Brown Bread Recipe

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Boston Brown Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp shortening
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup dark molasses
  • 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup raisins

Directions:

  1. Cream the shortening and sugar together.
  2. Beat in the egg and molasses.
  3. Beat in the flour through the buttermilk.
  4. Stir in the raisins.
  5. Spoon into 2 well-greased coffee cans, making them a little more than half full.
  6. Cover with greased lids or foil.
  7. Set coffee cans on a rack or an inverted dinner plate in a deep kettle and add boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the cans.
  8. Cover and steam 21/2 hrs.
  9. Replace boiling water periodically to maintain the level of liquid.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 806.35 Kcal (3376 kJ)
Calories from fat 114.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.71g 20%
Cholesterol 52.71mg 18%
Sodium 1224.92mg 51%
Potassium 1676.39mg 36%
Total Carbs 163.1g 54%
Sugars 60.33g 241%
Dietary Fiber 5.35g 21%
Protein 13.57g 27%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Iron 10.5mg 59%
Calcium 361.4mg 36%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 243.43 Kcal (1019 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.84g 20%
Cholesterol 15.91mg 18%
Sodium 369.79mg 51%
Potassium 506.08mg 36%
Total Carbs 49.24g 54%
Sugars 18.21g 241%
Dietary Fiber 1.61g 21%
Protein 4.1g 27%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3%
Iron 3.2mg 59%
Calcium 109.1mg 36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.4
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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