Yankee Brown Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, pour boiling water over oats. Stir in butter and molasses. Let stand until mixture cools to 120°-130°, stirring occasionally., In another bowl, combine 3-1/2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Beat in oat mixture until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first four ingredients. Cool to 110°-115°. In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Sprinkle with sugar. Add oat mixture, brown sugar, molasses and 3 cups flour; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Divide in half; shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30-45 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Brush with butter.

Steps:

• Mix salt, soda, and 1 1/2 C of flour together.
• Add remaining ingredients; beat 5 minutes.
• Place batter in 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
• Bake in low oven (300 deg) for about 1 1/2 hours, or until bread tests done.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Once the oven is hot start the recipe since you want a screaming hot oven.
• Grease the bottom and sides of the cast iron skillet with the shortening. Use more than 1 tablespoon if you need to get more coverage.
• By hand, sift all the dry ingredients together and stir them to make sure they are combined and make a well in the center.
• Combine the eggs, milk and oil and mix well.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir only until they combine. I fold them together with a spatula.
• Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
• Gently pour into your cast iron skillet being careful not to deflate the batter.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Place the celery and onions in the saucepan, and slowly cook and stir until tender.
• Mix together the sausage, celery, onions, bread, sage, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• Pour the eggs and chicken broth into the mixture. Use more broth if needed. The stuffing should be moist, not mushy.
• Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup oats in large bowl of electric mixer fitted with dough hook; pour 3/4 cup boiling water over. Let stand 30 minutes (water will be absorbed and oatmeal will be very soft).
• Pour 1 cup warm water into 2-cup glass measuring cup. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes. Mix molasses, 2 tablespoons butter and salt into oat mixture in bowl. Mix in yeast mixture. Add enough flour, 1 cup at a time, to form medium-soft dough, mixing at medium speed until well blended, about 3 minutes. Turn out dough onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if dough is too sticky, about 5 minutes. Form dough into ball. Butter large bowl; add dough, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Butter 9x5-inch loaf pan. Punch down dough; turn out into floured surface and knead 3 minutes. Form into 8-inch-long loaf. Transfer to prepared pan. Cover with plastic, then towel; let rise in warm draft-free area until dough has risen about 1/2 inch above rim of pan, about 45 minutes.
• Bake bread 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 350°F. Bake 25 minutes longer. Brush top of bread with glaze; sprinkle 1 tablespoon oats over. Bake until bread is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer to rack; cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out brad onto rack; cool completely. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and freeze. If desired, reheat wrapped bread in 350°F oven about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Generously grease bottom and side of 10-inch cast-iron skillet with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Heat greased skillet in oven about 5 minutes or until hot.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat milk, butter and egg with egg beater or wire whisk. Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Carefully remove skillet from oven. Pour batter into skillet.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm if desired.

Steps:

• Generously grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan (or an angel food pan).
• Cut the dough into 20 even pieces then shape into small balls (just a bit smaller than a golf ball).
• In a bowl mix together both sugars with cinnamon (if using).
• Dip each ball of dough into the melted butter, then coat in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Place the ball in the loaf pan.
• Repeat with remaining dough balls, stacking up the balls of dough in the pan (the balls will stack on top of each other).
• Sprinkle the top with a bit of sugar mixture.
• Cover and let rise until the balls are just over the top of the pan (about 50 minutes to 1 hour, it will depend on the temperature of your room).
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until nicely browned.
• Let cool in the pan then unmold.