Josh's Mom Best New England Molasses Fruit and Nut Bread

13
Ingredients

30m
Prep Time

23m
Cook Time

53m
Ready In

Recipe: #43583

September 04, 2024

Categories: Breads, New England, Christmas Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, High Fiber, Yeast Bread, Flour, more

recipe by:
ForeverMama

"Foolproof, healthy, hearty, and delicious, this makes the perfect dinner bread to serve with your favorite beef, pork chicken comfort food or as after-school or grab-and-go snack. From Chef Josh Mather's mom's. NOTE: Dough rising time is not included in the overall prep. time."

Original is 20-30 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (72.9 g)
Calories 165.5
Total Fat - 2.4 g
Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
Cholesterol - 1.2 mg
Sodium - 371.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 33 g
Dietary Fiber - 3 g
Sugars - 8.9 g
Protein - 4.9 g
Calcium - 24.1 mg
Iron - 1.3 mg
Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

In a large bowl, mix water, sugar, yeast, and oil together and let sit for about 5 minutes or so. Add the other ingredients starting with the flours. Turn out dough into the bowl of a mixer and begin kneading using a dough hook or can knead by hand and/or using a wooden spoon. Dough should eventually come together and clean the inside of the bowl, but still be slightly sticky.

Step 2

Cover with plastic wrap and towel and let rest in a non-draft area (preferably in a cozy warm area) for about 2 hours, until doubled in size. (This first step of rising can also be done via cold-rise method, letting it rise overnight in the refrigerator).

Step 3

Punch down dough, re-cover, and let rest for 1 hour (if using the cold method for the first rise, let it rise for the second rise (not in fridge) possibly 1 1/2 hours more in a non-drafty area).

Step 4

Place rested dough on slightly floured countertop and cut into 4 equal portions, each weighing about a pound. Form loaves about a foot long, placing them on a baking sheet pan that has been dusted with cornmeal. Cover once again with plastic wrap and dish towel and let rise about an hour or until doubled in size in a non-drafty area.

Step 5

Before ready to place loaves in the oven, preheat oven to 400-degrees Fahrenheit. Carefully slash loaves twice with a sharp knife or razor blade, and place in pre-heated oven for 23 minutes or until done. When loaves register 190-degrees F on a meat thermometer, they are done.