I’m The contest has closed and a winner has been announced but you can still enjoy this great recipe!
This is part 2 of the giveaway announced last week. Gooseberry Patch has allowed me to review one of their newest cookbooks, The Christmas Table. In the previous post, I reviewed the cookbook and shared a recipe for Chile Rice Casserole. In this post, I will share a recipe for Colonial Brown Bread and give some more details for the giveaway of this spectacular cookbook.
Colonial Brown Bread with Strawberry Jam
Colonial Brown Bread is made without yeast. Instead, the leavening comes from buttermilk and baking soda which creates a chemical reaction and some little explosions as the batter bakes. Don’t let the word explosion frighten you. The force isn’t great enough to blow up your kitchen or even mess up your ovens. It just the right amount of force to cause the bread to rise some, but yet leave a dense texture that makes it prefect for a hearty breakfast bread.
Serve warm Colonial Brown Bread with lots of butter and good jam.
The bread is very similar to Boston Brown Bread that I used to make in pound tomato cans and give as gifts. My recipe for Boston Bread Brown calls for raisins and gets steamed rather than baked into a loaf. It also calls for molasses. Brown sugar sweetens this bread. I used dark brown sugar, instead of light, to compete with the sturdy taste of whole wheat flour.
The preparation couldn’t be easier. Mix all the ingredients, except buttermilk, in one bowl. Add buttermilk and divide in two loaf pans. Bake until done and you’re rewarded with two loaves of bread.
Thick slices of slightly sweet bread.
This bread doesn’t contain yeast so the baking aroma isn’t going to be as spectacular as the yeast bread that you let rise, punch down, knead for 10 minutes, rise again. But, it’s a lot easier and quicker to prepare and bake. It’s a quick bread and that’s what it is. Quick.
Quick bread!
Less time from mixing bowl to mouth is a good thing.
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Colonial Brown Bread
adapted from The Christmas Table, Gooseberry Patch
yield: 2 loaves
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (use a light baking flour such as White Lily)
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 heaping teaspoon kosher salt (or substitute one level teaspoon table salt)
4 cups buttermilk
Mix all ingredients, except buttermilk, in a large mixing bowl. Use a whisk to break up the brown sugar and make sure it mixes well. Add buttermilk and mix wet and dry ingredients well. Pour in 2 greased and floured loaf 9 x 11 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes and then remove from loaf pans. Serve warm.
And now……..the second half of the giveaway. Be sure to read the previous post and follow the directions for entering the giveaway. There’s even ways to increase your chances by earning additional entries! Next, leave a comment below stating the number of Gooseberry Patch cookbooks you own. And that’s it!
The winner will be announced Friday, June 8 in a blog post that will be published on that day. Stay tuned!
Gooseberry Patch furnished me with two copies of The Christmas Table in exchange for providing a review of the product. All comments and opinions are mine. Are you kidding? No one else would claim them.
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Laura says
I own five Gooseberry Patch cookbooks (The “Celebrate” Series and “Slow Cooker Recipes”). ;D I’ve used them for years…
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Jill J says
I currently own 5 Gooseberry Patch cookbooks – and would absolutely love to add another to my collection!!
Roxie says
I have 13 Gooseberry cookbooks. Love all of them. Also get the calendar every year.
pam L. says
own 2
Lori says
That bread looks great! Nice and simple, which is how my breads have to be. I never have been able to excel at bread baking. Ha, ha! Looks like a fun cookbook!
Jennie says
It looks like I have about 11 GP books. I’d love to win this Christmas book to make it 12.
apple blossom says
I have three full ones and one Halloween
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Joan says
I have 3 Gooseberry Patch cookbooks but I’d love to have more.
Ann says
I only have one of the Gooseberry Patch books, would love to have another!
April V says
I don’t own any! 🙁
Jackie Garvin says
April,
Oh, no!
Susan H. says
I own 3. Would love to win this one. Thank you and Gooseberry Patch.
Jute says
Own zero.
Dawn says
I just bought my first Gooseberry Patch cookbook. I was not familiar with them until you introduced me to them!
Denise says
I would LOVE to have this ! I don’t own any, and I think I have a glimpse of what I have been missing !
Kedith Blair says
I own many many Gooseberry Patch cookbook, but will never get more than I want always happy to add a new one to my collection. Love reading through them trying great recipes and making my family and friends smile.
Patricia Thomas says
I own 4 Gooseberry Cookbooks & I love them, still adding to my collection.
mary fanara coleman says
I own four Gooseberry Patch books.
Rhonda Desgranges says
Unfortunately, I don’t own any Gooseberry Patch cookooks. Winning this one, would make a
good start on my collection! Thanks for the chance to win!
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
I’m not familiar with Gooseberry Patch books but I think I’d love them.
I used to make brown bread in coffee cans too. Loved the stuff. In Maine it was always baked beans, potato salad and brown bread every Saturday night. 🙂
I would love this colonial brown bread. I’m going to make this soon.
Jackie Garvin says
Maureen,
I hope you enjoy Colonial Brown Bread. I’ll certainly make it again! 🙂