Indian Bread
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the 1 1/2 cups graham flour, 1 cup Indian meal, 3 teaspoons Price's Baking Powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup molasses, and 1 cup milk.
Steam as Boston Brown Bread.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Graham flour
- Provides the main structure and a nutty, wholesome body to the batter.
- Indian meal
- Adds a coarse, grainy texture and helps the bread hold its crumb.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas as it reacts with liquid and heat, so the bread rises and lightens.
- Molasses (in the method)
- Adds sweetness, dark color, and moisture that keeps the bread tender.
- Milk (in the method)
- Hydrates the flours and helps form a batter that sets as it cooks.
The step that matters
Steaming. Steam must stay steady and the pot must not boil dry. Steady moisture and heat let the batter rise and set evenly. Uneven or dry steam leaves the bread dense, gummy, or cracked.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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