Whole-Grain Bread
Recipe: #26679
July 27, 2017
Categories: Breads, Brunch, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian Yeast Bread, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
"Makes 1 loaf"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (784.1 g)
- Calories 1472.5
- Total Fat - 29 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.4 g
- Cholesterol - 48.6 mg
- Sodium - 3787.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 276 g
- Dietary Fiber - 37.5 g
- Sugars - 54 g
- Protein - 49.9 g
- Calcium - 322.9 mg
- Iron - 22.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.7 mg
- Thiamin - 2.8 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
The Day Before Baking make sponge and Soaker
Step 2
Sponge: Mix all sponge ingredients together to form a ball of dough. Knead with wet hands or for about 2 minutes, then allow to rest for 10 minutes. Knead again for another 1 -2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate immediately for at least 6 hours.
Step 3
Make the Soaker: Mix all of the soaker ingredients together to form a loose, wet ball. Cover and leave at room temperature for 6 to 24 hours.
Step 4
On Baking Day: Remove the sponge from the refrigerator and allow warm to room temperature before using (about 1 hour).
Step 5
Tear the sponge into small pieces and coat with soaker, before placing them in a large mixing bowl.
Step 6
Put warm water in a small bowl and sprinkle with yeast, let sit till dissolved
Step 7
Add yeast mixture and salt to dough, mixing
Step 8
Add honey and butter and continue mixing
Step 9
Add enough of the whole wheat flour to make dough easy to handle
Step 10
Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes.
Step 11
Turn dough out onto a floured surface, knead the dough for 8-10 minutes adding water and/or flour as necessary.
Step 12
Form the dough into a ball and place in in a lightly greased mixing bowl. Turn to coat.
Step 13
Cover loosely with a damp cloth and allow to rise about 45 minutes.
Step 14
Form into a loaf. Place in a lightly greased bread pan. Cover and allow to rise again for another 45 minutes.
Step 15
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 16
Bake for 30-40 min, or until top is golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped
Tips
No special items needed.