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Quick Anadama Bread

An especially easy baking powder version of the traditional yeast-leavened cornmeal and molasses bread. We've used buttermilk instead of water to give the loaf moistness and tang.

Courses: Breads

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cups 78g / 2.8ozAll-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups 78g / 2.8ozWhole wheat flour
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozYellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons 10mlBaking powder
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlBaking soda
1 1/3 cups 315mlButtermilk
1/3 cup 78mlDark molasses
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozButter - (1/2 stick) - melted
1   Egg
  Poppy seeds - as needed

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9- by 5-inch glass loaf pan.

Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, yellow cornmeal, baking powder, salt and baking soda in large bowl. Combine buttermilk, dark molasses, butter and egg in another bowl and mix to blend. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just blended.

Spoon into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake until loaf is springy to touch, about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack. Cool bread to room temperature. Cut into slices and serve.

This recipe yields 1 loaf.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 1991

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