Anadama Bread

Anadama bread is a yeast bread made with butter, cornmeal, molasses, and either wheat flour or rye flour. The origins of the bread can be traced back to Rockport, Massachusetts, either to the town’s fishing community or to the Finnish community of stonecutters.

Molasses and cornmeal in the bread are typical New England cooking ingredients; molasses gives the sweetness and color to the bread, while cornmeal gives it a nutty flavor and aroma.