Sunday, April 18, 2021

Indecision Bread

I was looking to bake some bread for toast and sandwiches and couldn't decide between, using oatmeal, bran or 12-grain cereal in the recipe so, in the end I just put them all in, and am I ever glad I did, the result was delicious.  It is really easy to make, I used my bread maker to make the dough then baked it in the oven in a longer loaf pan.  I'm sure it would work equally as well in a mixer or by hand. 

It really is simple.  Load the ingredients in your bread maker in the order below (or as instructor by your machine instructions).  Use the dough cycle, when finished shape the loaf and put it in a greased pan to rise (45 mins to an hour for me).  When you can poke it gently and leave a dent it is ready to go.  Bake in the oven at 375 for about 35 minutes until the internal temperature is 200.  Then turn out onto a rack to cool.  Enjoy 

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups water
  • 3 tbsp powdered milk
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 cups white flour
  • 1/4 cup of oats
  • 1/4 cup of bran
  • 1/4 cup of 12-grain cereal
  • 1 1/4 tsp yeast
  • 2 tablespoons of Bread Enhancer (gluten) (Optional)