Dark and Spicy Molasses Bread

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 30
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 158.1
  • Total Fat: 2.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.9 mg
  • Sodium: 253.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 4.6 g

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Number of Servings: 30

Ingredients

    *Active Dry Yeast, 4.5 tsp
    Water, tap, 0.5 cup (8 fl oz)
    Butter, salted, 4 tbsp
    Molasses, 0.5 cup
    Milk, 1%, 2 cup
    Brown Sugar, 9 tsp packed
    *All Purpose Unbleached Flour, 5 cup
    *Whole Wheat Flour, 2.5 cup
    Wheat germ, crude, 0.5 cup
    Salt, 3 tsp
    Cloves, ground, 0.25 tsp
    Ginger, ground, 0.5 tsp
    Nutmeg, ground, 0.25 tsp

Directions

Sprinkle yeast on warm water and let dissolve 5 minutes. In a saucepan heat butter, molasses, milk and brown sugar. Do not boil. Remove from heat and let stand several minutes. When cooled to lukewarm, add dissolved yeast. In a large bowl combine flour and remaining ingredients. Gradually add folur mixture to first mixture which has been poured over into another large bowl from sauce pan. Beat mixture well after each addition of flour mixture. Turn dough onto floured bread board and knead 5-6 minutes until smooth and satiny. Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover bowl and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. (About 2 hours). Punch down. Divide into two loaves and place in greased bread pans. Cover. Let rise in a warm place until an inch above loaf pan tops. Bake in 350 degree oven 35-45 minutes. Brush tops with butter and remove from pans immediately.

Number of Servings: 30

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PPFENDLER.