Light Whole Wheat Bread
Add all ingredients to Bread Pan in the order given.
Makes a 1-1/2 lb. Loaf Makes a 2 lb. Loaf
1-1/4 cup warm water 1-1/2 cup warm water
1 Tbl. Vegetable oil 1 Tbl. Vegetable oil
2 Tbl. Honey 3 Tbl. Honey
1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. Salt
1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour 2-1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour 1-1/4 cup bread flour
1/4 cup gluten 1/3 cup gluten
1-1/2 tsp. Active dry yeast 2 tsp. Active dry yeast
Cooking Directions:
I used the recipe for the 2 lb loaf, exchanging the Tablespoon of Vegetable oil for a Tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Mostly because my oil choices on hand were evoo, peanut, sunflower and sesame. I put everything into the bread maker in the order it's listed above. Look at the directions for your bread maker, as they may suggest adding ingredients in a different order than mine does. I used the bread maker's Whole Wheat setting for a 2 lb loaf, and used the "Light" crust setting per mom's suggestion.
My Impression of the finished bread:
This came out great! It rose higher than I expected, you can almost cut one slice in half and make two slices out of it. The texture was about the same as a good quality store bought whole wheat loaf, but way cheaper. This one will be one I make on a regular basis to replace what we would usually buy at the grocery store.
I really like the “Everything” Bagels, and want to either find or create a bread recipe that has the same flavor combination. My wife is wanting some type of Cheesy Bread. Guess those will be coming up soon. If you know of a good recipe for these or any other breads you think I might want to try, please let me know.
As you can see from the photo of the ingredients, I like shopping at HEB. As far as I know, they are only located in Texas. Too bad for the rest of the world. They have great selection and prices. The one I shop at has a bulk food section where you can by as much or as little of all sorts of items, including the gluten I used in this recipe, and the rolled oats I used in yesterday's recipe.
Until next time, Happy Baking! And be sure to tell all your friends about my blog!
Jerry
