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 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 bread (see 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 3)), and this final post details rising, shaping, and baking the bread. This final post on the subject is rather long and picture intensive, but I didn’t want to break the subject into even more parts.
Once kneading of the bread [...]
Continue reading 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 4) – Rising, Shaping, & Baking
 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 post (Part 4), will give the details on rising, shaping, and baking.
Once all the ingredients for the recipe are gathered, dissolve the yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water – the water should be between 105°F and 115°F, and make sure the yeast has completely dissoved.
Place the flour [...]
Continue reading 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 3) – Mixing & Kneading
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 great bread. Future posts (Parts 3 and on), will give the details on mixing, kneading, rising, shaping, and baking.
Basic 100% Whole Wheat Bread
2 teaspoons dry active yeast (1/4 oz.)
½ cup warm water (≈ 110°F)
6 cups whole wheat bread flour
2 ½ teaspoons salt
2 ¼ cups lukewarm [...]
Continue reading 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 2) – Basic Recipe & Ingredients
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 – light, nutritious, nutty tasting breads are entirely possible using 100% whole wheat; it just takes the right ingredients and equipment.
Describing everything we learned about how to bake light, delicious whole wheat products would be an extremely long post – so I decided to break it [...]
Continue reading 100% Whole Wheat Bread Baking (Part 1) – Wheat & Milling
 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 Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Back To Basics.
2 cups coarsely chopped dates (10 oz. pitted)
1/3 cup orange liqueur (like Cointreau or Triple Sec)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temp)
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 cups all-purpose [...]
Continue reading Date Spice Bread
 Here’s a quick, easy, delicious, and healthier soda bread with lots of flavor – the orange zest and currants insure that it’s never bland. 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 butter, in 1/2-inch dice
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 cup dried currants
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Combine the flours, sugar, baking soda and salt in the bowl [...]
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