Barbs Best Bran Bread Recipes

HIGH FLAVOR BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in order indicated by your manufacturer. Select the whole wheat or whole grain setting.

WHOLE WHEAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1 cup water and milk; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in the cereal, butter, molasses, sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Heat remaining water to 110°-115°; pour into a large bowl. Sprinkle with yeast; stir until dissolved. Add cereal mixture and whole wheat flour; beat well. Add enough all-purpose flour to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch the dough down. Shape into two loaves and place in greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and brown sugar. Mix in molasses and buttermilk until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for one hour, or until done. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, and then remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

BARB'S BEST ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* and grease bottom only of two 9 x 5 bread pans.
• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Stir in sugar, zucchini, oil and vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients and spices and gradually add to wet ingredients.
• Fold in nuts and raisins.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 60 to 80 minutes or until center tests done.
• Cool for 10 minutes on rack and then remove from pans.
• Cool completely on rack before slicing.

OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough setting, and Start.
• After the dough has risen once, remove it from the machine. Knead it a few times, and then shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until done.
• Alternatively, choose the Basic or White Bread setting, and Start.

BOSTON BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven tro 350*F. Mix the flours, wheat germ, bran, salt, and raisins in a large bowl, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together baking soda and 1/4 cup of the buttermilk. Stir in the remaining buttermilk, molasses, and brown sugar. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined; do no overmix! Spoon into a lightly greased 9"x5"x3" loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Loosen the loaf and turn out onto a wire rack; let cool completely. Cut in thin slices and serve with cream cheese or butter. This bread goes great with baked beans. Enjoy!
• Note:.
• To store, wrap in aluminum foil or seal in 2 plastic bags.Quick bread will store at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.

BRAN YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside. In another bowl, combine boiling water, oil, sugar and salt; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cold water and bran. Stir into yeast mixture. Add whole flour and 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour. Beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining all-purpose flour to make a stiff dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch the dough down; cover and let rest for 8 minutes. Shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.

BILL'S BRAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Med Crust cycle; press Start.

BANANA BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray 2 8" x 4" loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas.
• Add eggs, vanilla, and applesauce and blend.
• Mash the bran cereal (not flakes) and mix with flour.
• Add remaining dry ingredients (except baking soda) and stir well.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk. Put this in a container bigger than one cup. It will foam up a lot. [make sour milk by adding 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar].
• Add milk mixture to rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in nuts and pour into greased pans.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on your oven. Start checking for doneness at 55 minutes. (especially with Pyrex pans)
• For a moist bread, a toothpick should come out almost clean. Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf.
• After removing from oven, let cool for 15 minutes and remove from pans. Bread will freeze nicely.

HIGH FIBER BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in order in Bread Machine.
• Select the whole wheat or whole grain setting.

BARBS BEST BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together.
• Set aside.
• Combine the oil and the brown sugar and the eggs.
• beat till smooth.
• Add mashed bananas, and the prune puree or apple sauce.
• Now mix in the flour mixture.
• Add the Dates or nuts.
• grease and flour a 9 x 5 bread pan.
• Pour in the batter.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or till done.
• Cool until lukewarm, then wrap in plastic wrap tightly and put in the refrigerator.
• Chill over night.
• Enjoy the next morning.
• Make sure the bread is tightly wrapped.