CRACKED WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, place cracked wheat and pour hot water over wheat. Add melted butter, molasses, honey, nonfat milk. flax, and sunflower seeds and mix well. Cool to lukewarm and stir in the sourdough starter. With a large wooden spoon start stirring in the flours, 1 cup at a time, beginning with the whole wheat then the bread flour. When dough is stiff enough to work, turn out onto a floured surface and knead a good 10 to 12 minutes, working in as little of the remaining flour as necessary. When smooth and elastic, shape dough into a ball and put it into a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover, place in a warm, draft free spot and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down risen dough and set aside again to rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 hour. When the second rising is complete, punch down the dough and shape into two loaves. Place dough in two well greased 9X5 inch loaf pans or form into two round loaves on baking sheet and let rise again until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Brush tops with an egg wash made by whisking one tablespoon water into one whole egg until well blended. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, rotate pans and spray with cold water, continue baking until the loaves test done by the hollow sound made when tapped on the top and bottom or internal temperature of 190 degrees. Cool on racks in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto the racks to cool completely.
CRACKED WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD
A hearty grain and seed filled sourdough bread. Any good sourdough starter will work in this bread. The Rye Starter is just an example of one type of starter to use.
Provided by JACLYN
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Whole Grain Bread Recipes Wheat Bread
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a medium bowl place cracked wheat and pour hot water, (does not need be boiling), over wheat. Add melted margarine, molasses, honey, nonfat milk, flax seed and sunflower seeds and mix well. Cool to lukewarm and stir in the sourdough starter.
- With a large wooden spoon start stirring in the flours, 1 cup at a time, beginning with the whole wheat then the bread flour. When dough is stiff enough to work, turn out onto a floured surface and knead a good 10 to 12 minutes, working in as little of the remaining flour as necessary.
- When smooth and elastic, shape dough into a ball and put it into a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover, place in a warm, draft-free spot, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours, punch down risen dough and set aside again to rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 hour.
- When the second rising is complete, punch down the dough and shape into two loaves. Place dough in two well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, cover and let rise again until doubled in bulk, or until the dough reaches the tops of the pans, about 1 hour. Brush tops with an egg wash, made by whisking one tablespoon water into one whole egg until well blended.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree (190 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes, after 15 minutes rotate pans and spray with cold water, continue baking until the loaves test done by the hollow sound made when tapped on the top and bottom. Cool on racks in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto the racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 199.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 35.8 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
CRACKED WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD
Make and share this Cracked Wheat Sourdough Bread recipe from Food.com.
Provided by startnover
Categories Sourdough Breads
Time 43m
Yield 3 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium bowl place the cracked wheat and pour the hot water over it, let sit.
- In your mixer place margarine, milk, salt, egg, molasses, honey, flax seeds, and sunflower seeds. Pour in wheat mixture when it reaches lukewarm temperature.
- Pour in starter and mix well.
- Starting with wheat flour mix in flour one cup at a time. Mixing well after each addition. You may only need 3-1/2 cups of the white flour.
- Mix for about 10 minutes to allow the wheat flour to develop.
- Transfer to a well greased bowl and let rise 1-1/2 hours.
- Punch down, let rise 1 hours.
- Divide into three loaves and let rise till doubled.
- Bake at 350 for about 40-45 minutes, tops will be brown.
- Thump bottoms of loaves and if they sound hollow they are done.
- Place on racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1306.7, Fat 30.7, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 1.2, Sodium 1399.3, Carbohydrate 227.2, Fiber 24.1, Sugar 23.2, Protein 38.1
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