Bishop's Bread

By Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950

Even busy mom's have time to make this tasty old "bread" from the following recipe which is perfect, not only with tea or coffee or in the morning, toasted.

Rating:

★★★★★ 3 votes

Serves:

Cook:

25 Min

Ingredients

2 1/2 c: sifted all purpose flour
2 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp: kosher salt
1/2 c: vegetable shortening
1 tsp: baking powder
1 tsp: baking soda
1 tsp: ground cinnamon
3/4 c: milk
1 Tbsp: distilled white vinegar
1 large: egg

How to Make Bishop's Bread

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Grease a 9"x13" baking dish. Set aside.
2With mixer, combine flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until it resembles the texture of coarse meal. Set aside 3/4 cup of this mixture in a small bowl to use as the topping.
3Add baking powder, soda and cinnamon to the bowl and mix. Stir in milk, vinegar and egg until mixture is smooth.
4Pour batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with the reserved crumb topping.
5Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool in pan before cutting into 3"x2" squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.