Recipes for Old-fashioned Breads Like Grandma Used to Make

Remember arriving at Grandma’s house to the delicious aroma of baking bread; the delicious sandwiches on her home-baked breads?  Following are some recipes that your grandmother may have used to produce those tasty breads.

The first bread recipe is one that meets the nutritional needs so widely touted today–whole grains.  Give this EARLY COLONIAL BREAD A TRY.

1/2 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 pkgs active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
3/4 cup sifted whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sifted rye flour
4 1/4 to 4 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour

Combine the corn meal, brown sugar, salt, boiling water, and oil. Let cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes. Soften yeast in the 1/2 cup lukewarm water. Stir into the corn meal mixture. Add the whole wheat and rye flours; mix well. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead till smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double, 50 to 60 minutes. Punch down, turn out on lightly floured surface and divide in half. Cover and let rest 10 minutes. Shape into two loaves and place in greaded 9-inch loaf pans. Let rise again till almost double, about 30 minutes. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until done. (Cap loosely with foil after first 25 minutes if bread browns rapidly.) Remove from pans. Cool on rack.

ANADAMA BREAD

4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 pkgs active dry yeast
2 cups cold water
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup lard
1 tbsp salt
2 eggs
2 tbsp butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, mix 1 cup of the flour and the yeast. In a saucepan, mix water and cornmeal; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in molasses, lard, and salt. Cool till just warm (115-120 degrees). Add cornmeal mixture to the flour mixture and add eggs. Beat at low speed of electric mixer for about 1/2 minute, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand, stir in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Turn out on lightly floured board; knead till smooth (8-10 minutes). Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover and let risetill double (about 1hour). Punch down dough; divide in half. Cover and let rest 10 minutes. Shape into two loaves and place in greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise till almost double (about 45 minutes). Brush with butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes; cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes longer.  

Enjoy and happy memories!

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