I like modern technology and that includes the oven and range, but when it comes to making bread, I don’t mind being old fashioned. Neither does Ashlyn. She’s the sheriff’s daughter in my new release, Still Life in Shadows. Ashlyn makes bread. Not just any bread, but bread steamed inside a can.
Generations ago when there were no stoves and only fires to cook over, bread was made this way. A coffee can was used to pour flour, milk, and other ingredients into and then the can was sealed and steamed in a kettle of water. As the water boiled, the bread inside the coffee can, baked.
After two hours, the can was removed from the pan and if greased well, out slid a round bundle of bread. Often known as Boston brown bread due to the color of the flour and the molasses, some cooks also added raisins as an ingredient.
The recipe Ashlyn uses has molasses, buttermilk, raisins, cornmeal, whole wheat and rye. It’s truly a tasty and healthy treat. Her finance Luke, an ex-Amish man who left the Old Order lifestyle and now works as a car mechanic, likes it when she brings the bread to his shop.
Sound good? It is! Slice a round of this bread, warm it in the toaster oven or microwave and serve with butter or a dab of cream cheese. Tastes great at breakfast!
If you like the flavor of gingerbread, you'll love bread in a can!
Orders for Bread in a Can will be taken the whole month of November. Place your order by November 30th. The bread will be packed and shipped to you or to a friend's and arrive between December 11th and 15th.
Simply use Pay Pal or send a check to the address below. Also, you can order a round of bread and a copy of Still Life in Shadows. Pricing is as follows:
* 1 delicious loaf (actually in the shape of a round coffee can) of bread -- $14.00 (includes priority shipping)
* 1 delicious loaf plus an autographed copy of Still Life in Shadows -- $27.00
PAYMENT
Send check to:
201 Monticello Avenue
Durham, NC 27707
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2 comments:
Interesting! The bread in a can is different from that which we made years ago for pumpkin bread. We used coffee cans that had been emptied and then actually baked them in the oven. Today it is virtually impossible to find metal coffee cans.
Now your location..... Durham, NC - interesting. I don't know where Monticello Ave is but I worked in Durham for 25 years and now live about 45 minutes from there. :)
Vera, thanks for sharing! I hope we can meet one day.
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