irish treacle or grandma's molasses bread

Name: Irish Treacle or Grandma's Molasses Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) dark molasses; 1 cup(s) minus 2 tablespoon milk; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 3 1/3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 pinch(es) ground ginger

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Kathie Carr

North Liberty, IN

Updated on Mar 1, 2012

This is an old family recipe. Treacle bread is a dark slightly sweet bread made with molasses

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 40 Min

method ---

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dark molasses
1 cup minus 2 tablespoon milk
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch ground ginger

How To Make irish treacle or grandma's molasses bread

Step 1

Heat the molasses and milk together in a saucepan. In a medium bowl mix all dry ingredients together. Add milk until a soft dough is achieved. You may not need all the milk. With floured hands, shape into a round cake-like loaf about 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut across the top only about 1/2 down into farls (quarters), put on a floured baking sheet, sprinkle a little flour on top, and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
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