Cracked Wheat Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| 2 packages active dry yeast or 2 cakes compressed yeast | ||
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 3 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), scalded | |
| 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar | ||
| Salt | 4 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 7 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cracked wheat | 5 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Use very warm water (105°F.to 115°F.) for dry yeast; use lukewarm (80°F.to 90°F.) for compressed.
Sprinkle dry yeast or crumble cake into water.
Let stand for a few minutes; then stir until dissolved.
Pour hot milk over sugar, salt, and butter.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add 3 cups flour and beat well.
Add cracked wheat and enough more flour to make a stiff dough.
Turn out on floured pastry cloth or board.
Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
Put in greased bowl.
Turn once, cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Punch down lightly and again let rise until almost doubled.
Put on floured board and divide into 4 equal parts.
Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
Roll each piece into a 9-inch square.
Roll up as for a jelly roll.
Seal the ends of the roll and place each roll into a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 inches), making sure ends of roll touch short ends of pan.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (375°F.) for about 45 minutes.
Sprinkle dry yeast or crumble cake into water.
Let stand for a few minutes; then stir until dissolved.
Pour hot milk over sugar, salt, and butter.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add 3 cups flour and beat well.
Add cracked wheat and enough more flour to make a stiff dough.
Turn out on floured pastry cloth or board.
Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
Put in greased bowl.
Turn once, cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Punch down lightly and again let rise until almost doubled.
Put on floured board and divide into 4 equal parts.
Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
Roll each piece into a 9-inch square.
Roll up as for a jelly roll.
Seal the ends of the roll and place each roll into a loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 inches), making sure ends of roll touch short ends of pan.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (375°F.) for about 45 minutes.
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