Boston Brown Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.67 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 0.5 cups dried cranberries , Optional
• 0.5 cups raisins , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.

2. 2

   Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Mix in molasses and buttermilk until just combined. Fold in cranberries and raisins if using. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, and then remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.