Good Brown Bread
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the bran and flour together thoroughly.
If possible, use freshly sifted bran with the flour for better flavor.
Bake the mixture in a preheated oven.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Bran
- Adds fiber-rich bulk and a nutty, earthy flavor to the loaf.
- Flour
- Provides the structure that holds the loaf together as it bakes.
“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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