Boston Brown Bread

GingerlyJ's Note:

My cousin Shawn Michael bkaes this bread fresh every morning and serves it at his pub the Boar's Head in Tully Ireland

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 20-30

Yield: 4.0 Loaves

• 1 cup whole what flour
• 1 cup rye flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups buttermilk
• ¾ cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening , melted
• 1 cup seedless raisin

Directions:

1. Mix flours, conrmeal, baking powder, saltand soda in a large bowl
2. stir in buttermilk, molasses, shortening and raisins until very well mixed.
3. Spoon batter into 4 well greased1 pound vegetable or fruit cans.
4. Cover with foil and tie with a string.
5. Place cans on rack in a dutch oven or large saucepan.
6. pour boiling water until halfways up sides of cans.
7. cover and simmer for 3 hours.
8. pour in more water if nessacary.
9. remove from dutch oven and remove foil.
10. cool in cans for 10 minutes then invert cans.