This Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread is top-notch with buttermilk for a tender crumb, molasses for sweetness, and cornmeal for some extra body!

Without needing yeast, this Whole Wheat Bread Recipe comes together quickly and is absolutely delicious!

Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread, sliced on a slate tray with a bowl of jam and butter

Molasses Bread

Dark, dense soda bread remind me of our time in Ireland. The kids were enthralled with touring castles with murder holes over their gated entries, whereas I was obsessed with the yummy bread offered at every pub.

This molasses bread was moist, flavorful, and irresistible, and just as amazing as those Irish loaves. My friend, Susan, brought this bread to one of our holiday celebrations. I immediately asked for the recipe. Don’t you love having such talented foodie friends? I’m lucky to be surrounded by them, and they’re always generous with their recipes.

Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread

Easy Wheat Bread

This Mark Bittman recipe came together in just a few minutes. This Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread needs buttermilk for added essential moisture and the molasses provided a sweetness in addition to some depth of flavor. Baked for a full hour, you will love a thick slice smeared with butter. We adored this Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread.

Be careful not to over mix the batter as that will cause tunnels. Just mix until the flour is incorporated. Never use a mixer with a quick bread.

Sweeter than the typical Irish soda bread, hearty and satisfying, it’s one I’ll make again and again. And it was surprisingly moist the next day, not that there was much left. But I made sure it didn’t get a chance to go stale. Now scurry on into your kitchen and make this wonderful Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread!

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Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread

Whole Wheat and Molasses Quick Bread

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield 1 loaf

A hearty quick bread flavored with molasses

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups buttermilk
  • 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup molasses

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325. Butter a large loaf pan.
  2. Mix together the dry ingredients. Stir the molasses into the buttermilk. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients, mixing just till combined, then pour into the loaf pan. Bake until firm and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a rack for about 15 minutes before removing from the pan.

Notes

Adapted from Mark Bittman.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 158Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 353mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 3gSugar: 12gProtein: 5g

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