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100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 4) - Rising, Shaping, & Baking

Breadbaking - Final Product

This is the final post in the series on baking great 100% whole wheat bread.  Part 1 covered getting great whole wheat bread flour (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 1)), Part 2 introduced the basic recipe and the other ingredients needed (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 2)), Part 3 covered mixing and kneading the [...]

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100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 3) – Mixing & Kneading

100% Whole Wheat Bread Loaf

In this series on baking great 100% whole wheat bread, Part 1 covered getting great whole wheat bread flour (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 1)), Part 2 covered the basic recipe and the other ingredients needed (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 2)), and this post covers mixing and kneading the bread.  The final [...]

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100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 2) – Basic Recipe & Ingredients

100% Whole Wheat Bread Loaf

The recipe we use for everyday 100% whole wheat bread is pretty basic; and comes from The Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book, by Laurel Robertson.  Part 1 of bread baking covered getting good wheat flour (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 1)); this post continues with the basic recipe and the other ingredients needed for [...]

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100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 1) - Wheat & Milling

100% Whole Wheat Bread Loaf

The fact that “whole” foods are beneficial and that “white” refined products can lead to increased levels of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancers have been well documented; so we switched to baking 100% whole wheat breads a few years ago.  We found that dense, heavy, unappealing 100% whole wheat breads are not the norm [...]

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Date Spice Bread

Sliced Date Spice Bread

This is a delicious breakfast (or snack) bread that gets flavor from not only cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; but also orange juice and orange liqueur.  The ingredient list looks long; but it’s just all the spices, and it goes together quickly.  The spices make it super tasty, and it smells wonderful coming from the oven.  The original recipe is from [...]

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Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

In case you didn’t get enough Irish today, here’s a quick, easy soda bread with lots of flavor.  It’s adapted from a recipe in Barefoot Contessa At Home by Ina Garten.

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for the currants

1 cup finely ground whole wheat flour*

4 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

4 tablespoons cold unsalted [...]

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