Mary’s Sweet Bread With Brown Sugar
This sweet bread is baked with stone ground or whole wheat flour and is sweetened with brown sugar, making it a tasty gift for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups graham (stone-ground) or whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 package active dry yeast
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 5-6 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over the brown sugar, graham flour, salt and margarine in a large bowl. Cool the mixture to lukewarm.
- Dissolve yeast in the warm water and add sugar. Add milk to yeast mixture. Add to the first mixture.
- Add all-purpose flour gradually and knead until stiff. Let rise until double in size.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into two loaves. Bake 1 hour in two regular-sized loaf pans.
Tips & Notes
For gifts, wrap bread in plastic wrap or foil and tie with a big red bow.
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