{"id":51163,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-brown-bread\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:41:13","slug":"old-fashioned-brown-bread","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-brown-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

One bite of this sweet, warm-from-the-oven brown bread recipe reminds me of the cozy winter dinners of my childhood. Slathered with butter or dipped in a stew, brown bread was a simple recipe my mom often turned to. Bread baking<\/a> sometimes gets a bad rap for its complexity, but you don’t have to be a professional baker to make a homemade bread<\/a> recipe like this one.<\/p>\n

Thanks to oats and molasses, this bread has a beautiful texture and flavor\u2014soft and satisfying on the inside, and lovely and crusty on the outside. The biggest challenge is budgeting time: Because it’s a yeasted dough, you must let it rise and bake, but the results are worth it.<\/p>\n

Our recipe for brown bread makes two loaves, one for eating and one for freezing\u2014the perfect way to plan ahead. Use brown bread toasted with jam in the morning, for lunch sandwiches or sliced alongside a steaming bowl of soup at dinner.<\/p>\n

What’s the difference between brown bread and Irish brown bread?<\/h2>\n

Traditional brown bread is made with oats and molasses, while Irish brown bread<\/a> typically uses different flours, such as wholemeal flour, a combination of whole wheat flour and wheat bran, or wheat germ. Irish brown bread is less sweet and has a more rustic texture compared to our molasses-based version.<\/p>\n

Brown Bread Ingredients<\/h2>\n