Harvest Grain Bread
"Love this bread . . . healthy but still light and 'fluffy'. Original recipe is from King Arthur with a few adjustments. Time indicated does not include rising/fermentation time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (68.9 g)
- Calories 152.2
- Total Fat - 4.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 8.2 mg
- Sodium - 358.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
- Sugars - 3.4 g
- Protein - 4.6 g
- Calcium - 19.5 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
MIXING:
Step 2
In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
Step 3
Mix together the liquid ingredients and stir (either by hand or by machine) into the flour mixture for about one minute (the dough should wet and coarse).
Step 4
Let the dough rest for 5 minutes to fully hydrate the flour.
Step 5
Continue to mix (machine or by hand) for another 2 minutes.
Step 6
The dough should firm up slightly and become smoother; if it's very stiff add a little more water 1 teaspoon at a time, if too wet, add a little more flour.
Step 7
Knead the dough for another 3 minutes; the dough will still be slightly sticky but will feel more elastic.
Step 8
Transfer the dough to lightly floured work surface with a wet bowl scraper.
Step 9
With wet or oiled hands reach under the bottom end of the dough and stretch it out, folding it back on top of the dough (much like folding a letter).
Step 10
Do this from the other end and then from the each side, then flip the dough over and tuck into a ball.
Step 11
Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover and allow to rest for ten minutes.
Step 12
Repeat the stretch and fold process three more times, completing all the repetitions within 40 minutes.
Step 13
After the final stretch and fold, immediately cover the bowl tightly and refrigerate the dough overnight or for up to 3 days.
Step 14
The dough will double in size within 8 to 12 hours in the refrigerator.
Step 15
BAKING DAY:
Step 16
Remove the dough from the refrigerator about 3 hours before you plan to bake.
Step 17
Shape the dough into a loaf, and place it in a lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch bread pan.
Step 18
Cover the pan with lightly greased plastic wrap or an acrylic dough cover, and allow the bread to rise till it's crowned about 1 inch over the rim of the pan (2 to 3 hours).
Step 19
Bake the bread in a preheated 350°F oven for 35 minutes, or until its interior registers 190°F on an instant-read thermometer.
Step 20
Remove the bread from the oven, take it out of the pan, and allow it to cool on a wire rack.
Tips
No special items needed.