Sunday, January 3, 2010

Slow Cooker Boston Brown Bread

Ingredients


 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
 1/4 cup all purpose flour
 1/4 cup corn meal
 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 1/8 teaspoon salt
 1 egg,beaten
 3/4 cupnbuttermilk
 1/4 cup molasses
 2 tablespoons sugar
 2 teaspoons cooking oil
 2 tablespoons raisins, finely chopped
 1/2 cup warm water

 1. In a large bowl stir together whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

 2. In a small bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, molasses, sugar and oil. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just till combined. Stir in raisins.

 3. Pour mixture into 2 well greased 1 pint straight sided wide mouth canning jars.     Cover the jars tightly with foil and set jars in slow cooker.

 4. Pour 1/2 cup warm water into the slow cooker around the jars. Cover and cook on HIGH about 2 hours or till a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

 5. Remove jars from cooker. Cool 10 minutes. Carefully remove bread from jars. Cool completely on rack before cutting.

 Makes 2 loaves