Sunday, November 7, 2010

100% Whole Wheat Bread (Bread Machine)

I started with the 100% Whole Wheat Bread recipe that came with my bread machine instruction booklet, but found that I really had to tweak it to work with my machine. This is the result.

Ingredients (for 1 1/2 pound loaf):
1 1/8 cup water
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 cup wheat flour
2 1/2 tsp yeast

Add ingredients into your bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions. My machine says to put liquids in first, flour 2nd to last, and yeast on top (in case you decide to use the delay start). I use the whole grain setting (3 1/2 hours).

A few tips: Measure the oil and then use the same measuring spoon for the molasses - it will slide right out.
I do a little more than 1 cup of water (1 cup was too little, 1 1/4 was too much).
More bread tips.

Variations: Instead of 3 cups of wheat flour, do 2 3/4 cups wheat flour, 1/4 cup ground flax seed, and 1/3 cup cracked wheat (be sure to put the cracked wheat on top of the flour so that it doesn't soak up all the water). I like this variation because it gives the bread texture.

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