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Bran Coffee

A beverage made by steeping bran mixture in water and adding butter.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Bran Coffee

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Place 1 tablespoon of the bran mixture in a tarleton bag.

  2. Submerge the bag in either hot or cold water.

Boil and serve

  1. Add a bit of butter to prevent boiling over.

  2. Boil for at least 1 hour.

  3. Reheat to enjoy even better flavor.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Bran mixture
Provides the flavor that infuses into the water as the bag steeps.
Butter
Reduces surface foaming so the liquid is less likely to boil over.

The step that matters

Add a bit of butter to prevent boiling over.. Boiling foams up because starches and proteins in the liquid form bubbles that rise and spill. A small amount of fat breaks up this foam, so the pot is less likely to overflow during the long boil.

“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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