Healthy Whole Grain Bread
Looking for a healthy but delicious vehicle for your favorite jams and spreads? Our Healthy Whole Grain Bread baked in our Covered Bread Pan is delicious as a side for soups and stews or on its own as a little treat.
Prep: About 1 hour, 50 minutes | Bake: 20-25 minutes | Total: About 2 hours and 15 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf of bread
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup rye flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 1 packet of dry yeast (7-8g)
- 1-2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 Tbsp nigella seeds
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 2 1/3 cups warm water
- 5 Tbsp mixed seeds like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, and oats plus 2 extra Tbsp of mixed seeds for topping (pre-soaked in water to prevent burning during baking)
This bread recipe was developed specifically for use with our Covered Bread Pan.
Directions
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- In a large bowl, mix the flours, spices, and salt, incorporating them well.
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in 1/3 cup lukewarm water. Leave aside for a few minutes.
- Add the yeast mixture into the flour bowl, add the rest of water, and mix until you obtain a sticky dough.
- Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until it becomes uniform, soft, and elastic.
- Roll the dough into a ball and place it in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and set aside (in a warm place) for 1 hour so the dough can rise to around double its size.
- Remove the dough from the bowl, add the seeds of your choice, and shape into a loaf shape. Transfer the dough to your Covered Bread Pan.
- Drain the pre-soaked seeds from any excess water and place them on top of the dough.
- Cover your loaf with the Bread Pan Cover and let it proof for another 30-40 minutes.
- In the meantime, preheat the oven to 480º F.
- Place the bread on the middle shelf and bake for 20-25 minutes (first 10 minutes with the cover and the remaining time without a cover).
- Once baked, set aside to cool down before you cut the bread.
- Enjoy with homemade garlic butter or other toppings of your choice!
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