Natural Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| Lukewarm water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (For yeast mixture:) | |
| White sugar | 1 Teaspoon (For yeast mixture:) | |
| Yeast | 2 Tablespoon (For yeast mixture:) | |
| Hot water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Brown sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Molasses | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Salt | 2 Tablespoon (For the rest:) | |
| Shortening | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Granola | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Natural bran – 1 cup | ||
| Wheat germ | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Cracked wheat | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| Whole wheat flour | 5 Cup (16 tbs) (For the rest:) | |
| All-purpose flour – 7/8 cups | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F (191°C)
MAKING
2) Mix the ingredients for the yeast mixture, and let it stand for about 10 minutes in a small bowl
3) Mix granola, cracked wheat, wheat germ, natural bran, salt and shortening, molasses and brown sugar in a large bowl and add 4 cups of the hot water into it
4) Keep stirring until the sugar and molasses have dissolved and cereals have softened.
5) Now make the mixture lukewarm by adding 4 cups of cool water.
6) One cup at a time, add the 3 cups of whole wheat flour to the mixture, beating it well all through.
7) Add the yeast mixture to this and beat well, followed by 2 cups of whole wheat flour again
8) One cup at a time, add 7-8 cups of all-purpose flour and stir it well till it becomes fairly stiff
9) Transfer the dough on a surface previously floured and knead well.
10) Take it to a large greased bowl, grease the top of the dough and cover it.
11) Keep it in a warm place to let it rise for about 2 hours
12) Convert it into loaves and put it in bread pans to let it rise again
13) Bake in the oven at 375°F for about 30~35 minutes.
14) After removing the loaves from pans, they can be kept on a wire rack to cool.
SERVING
15) Serve the loaves crisp and hot
16) Brush tops with soft butter before serving
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F (191°C)
MAKING
2) Mix the ingredients for the yeast mixture, and let it stand for about 10 minutes in a small bowl
3) Mix granola, cracked wheat, wheat germ, natural bran, salt and shortening, molasses and brown sugar in a large bowl and add 4 cups of the hot water into it
4) Keep stirring until the sugar and molasses have dissolved and cereals have softened.
5) Now make the mixture lukewarm by adding 4 cups of cool water.
6) One cup at a time, add the 3 cups of whole wheat flour to the mixture, beating it well all through.
7) Add the yeast mixture to this and beat well, followed by 2 cups of whole wheat flour again
8) One cup at a time, add 7-8 cups of all-purpose flour and stir it well till it becomes fairly stiff
9) Transfer the dough on a surface previously floured and knead well.
10) Take it to a large greased bowl, grease the top of the dough and cover it.
11) Keep it in a warm place to let it rise for about 2 hours
12) Convert it into loaves and put it in bread pans to let it rise again
13) Bake in the oven at 375°F for about 30~35 minutes.
14) After removing the loaves from pans, they can be kept on a wire rack to cool.
SERVING
15) Serve the loaves crisp and hot
16) Brush tops with soft butter before serving
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