Seven Grain Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| Boiling water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 1/2 cups uncooked seven-grain cereal | ||
| Unbleached flour | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Active dry yeast | 2 | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Packed brown sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| Whole wheat flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 tablespoon sesame seed or poppy seed | ||
Directions
Pour the 2 cups boiling water over cereal; cool to lukewarm.
Combine 2 cups of the unbleached flour and the yeast.
In saucepan heat the 1 cup water, the butter, brown sugar, and salt just till warm (115° to 120°) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
Add to flour mixture; add eggs and beat well.
Stir in cereal and whole wheat flour; add as much remaining unbleached flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
Turn out on lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough remaining unbleached flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes).
Shape into a ball.
Place in greased bowl; turn once.
Cover; let rise in warm place till almost double (about 1 1/4 hours).
Punch down; divide dough in half.
Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Shape each portion into a loaf; place in 2 greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
Cover; let rise in warm place till nearly double [about 45 minutes).
Brush tops with a little water and sprinkle with sesame seed.
Bake in a 375° oven for 30 to 35 minutes, covering with foil the last 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
Combine 2 cups of the unbleached flour and the yeast.
In saucepan heat the 1 cup water, the butter, brown sugar, and salt just till warm (115° to 120°) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
Add to flour mixture; add eggs and beat well.
Stir in cereal and whole wheat flour; add as much remaining unbleached flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
Turn out on lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough remaining unbleached flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes).
Shape into a ball.
Place in greased bowl; turn once.
Cover; let rise in warm place till almost double (about 1 1/4 hours).
Punch down; divide dough in half.
Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Shape each portion into a loaf; place in 2 greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
Cover; let rise in warm place till nearly double [about 45 minutes).
Brush tops with a little water and sprinkle with sesame seed.
Bake in a 375° oven for 30 to 35 minutes, covering with foil the last 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
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