How to Make Great-Grandma's Health Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven, and when that bread is a cherished family recipe passed down through generations, it's even more special. Great-Grandma's Health Bread is one such recipe, a wholesome and nutritious loaf that has been a staple in our family for as long as anyone can remember.

What makes this bread so special is not just its delicious taste and hearty texture, but the fact that it's packed with healthy ingredients that nourish the ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup bran cereal (such as Kellogg's® All-Bran®)
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 egg

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Additional Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 large loaf

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch loaf pan.
  • Bring raisins and water to a boil in a small saucepan, reduce heat to medium, and boil 5 minutes; set aside to cool.
  • Mix rolled oats, bran cereal, whole wheat flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Mix milk with lemon juice in a small bowl and let stand 1 or 2 minutes to sour. Stir baking soda into sour milk until dissolved. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients; beat egg into the mixture. Stir raisins and their liquid into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Nutrition

    194 cal.

    • Total Fat: 2g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 17mg
    • Sodium: 334mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 41g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 21g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 45mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 232mg