Brown Bread

Ingredients

• 1 pint Corn meal
• 1 pint Rye flour
• 1 teaspoonful Brown sugar
• 1 teaspoonful Salt
• 2 teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder
• 1 tablespoonful Butter (or vegetable shortening) (Originally lard. Substituted with butter for modern preference. Can also use vegetable shortening for similar texture.)
• 3/4 pint Milk

Instructions

1. 1In a large bowl, sift together the corn meal, rye flour, brown sugar, salt, and Royal Baking Powder.
2. 2Cut the cold butter (or vegetable shortening) into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and mix until just combined, forming a batter-like consistency.
3. 3Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pour the batter into a greased loaf tin. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Protect at first with paper to prevent over-browning.