Jan 04 2009
Healthy Bread Making
January is Bread Machine Bread Making Month. The person I one day hope to be, bakes all of her own bread, healthy bread. Here is one of my favorite, “healthy as I can make it” bread recipes. I hope you’ll give it a try and make changes that will create your perfect bread.
Granola Wheat Bread
Ingredients
3 ¼ cups all purpose flour
2 packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cup milk
12 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
3 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
1 cup granola cereal
½ cup corn meal
½ cup oats
¼ cup slivered almonds
Directions
Mix together, in a large mixing bowl, 2 cups all purpose flour, salt and yeast. In a sauce pan, heat the milk, honey and butter just until butter is melted. Add it to the flour mixture and stir until just mixed. Add the beaten eggs, and mix until smooth.
Stir in the whole wheat flour and mix until smooth. Mix in cornmeal, oats, granola and almonds. Knead the dough, on floured surface, until a firm, smooth ball is formed. Use additional all purpose flour if needed.
Place the dough into a greased bowl and turn the dough so it is greased on all sides. Cover with a thin dish towel and place in a warm location until the dough doubles in size (about 1 hour).
Punch the dough down and divide it in half. Leaving on floured surface, cover and let it rest for about 10 minutes. Form each dough piece into a ball and place them on a greased cookie sheet. Using your palm, flatten them to a thickness of 5 inches. Cover and let them rise again until doubled (about 30 minutes). You can make crisscrosses on the top if you like. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. Rub oil over the top of the loaves and place back in the oven to cook an additional 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wired rack.
