2 T. wheat bran
3/4 c. warm whole milk
1/4 c. packed brown sugar, separated into 1 T. and 3 T.
1 1/2 T. yeast
3 T. cornmeal
3 T. old-fashioned oats, plus 2 t. for sprinkling
3 T. flaxseed, plus 1 t. for sprinkling
2 t. salt
2 1/2 to 3 c. bread flour
Stir whole wheat flour, bran, and 1 cup water in bowl. Let stand 30 minutes.
Stir milk and 1 T. brown sugar in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Stir in yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
Put whole-wheat flour mixture, milk mixture, remaining 3 T. brown sugar, cornmeal, 3 T. oats, 3 T. flaxseed, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook; mix on medium-low speed until combined. Add 2 1/2 c. bread flour; mix until dough is tacky, but not sticky, about 2 minutes (if dough is too sticky, add more flour, 1 t. at a time). Continue kneading until dough is soft and elastic, about 5 more minutes.
Turn out dough onto a work surface; shape into a loaf about 9 inches long. Using a spray bottle, mist loaf with water; sprinkle top with remaining oats and flaxseed. Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan and a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray. Transfer loaf to the pan, and cover lightly with the plastic wrap. Let stand until double in bulk, about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mist oven with water; place loaf in oven. Bake 5 minutes; mist oven again. Continue to bake, rotating pan once, until well browned, about 25-30 minutes. Unmold bread onto a wire rack; return to oven, and bake directly on oven rack 5 more minutes.
1 comment:
here are my comments on this bread: first, it's AWESOME. it's like dessert to chuck and me. the wheat bran can be bought at a health food store. we got ours at whole foods in bulk. i use 1% milk and microwave it for 40 seconds to get to warm. we use whole flaxseed because we like the graininess of it. however, the initial recipe called for ground. so make a choice. again, purchased at whole foods. i think everything else is just as typed. but it's really really good. chuck LOVES it.
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