Mile High Multigrain Bread Food

MILE HIGH MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place the first five ingredients in the bowl and mix.
• Add: 2 cups multigrain flour. (to cool the water and end up with warm dough).
• Add: 2 cups of multigrain flour and 2 cups of white bread flour.
• Mix until the consistency is somewhat even.
• Then continue to slowly add white bread flour 1/2 Cup at a time until the dough quits sticking to the sides of the bowl. It should be tacky to the touch.
• The trick is to have enough consistency to stand up with the least amount of flour so the bread will be fluffy.
• When your dough is finished, leave it in the mixer, cover the bowl and let it rise for about 10 minutes. The dough will rise a bit but it doesn't need to double.
• Grease two bread pans and a 8x 8 pan for buns with Spray Pam. You do not need to flour the pans if you let the bread cool for 10 -15 min in their pans after they have cooked.
• Mix the dough again just enough to knock it down.
• Drop the dough on a floured surface so you can work the dough and shape it. Shape it with your hands to make a nice ball. This can be a little tough if the dough is stick. I will often butter my hands to stop the dough from sticking so I do not have to add to much flour and make the dough tough.
• Divide the ball in 3 balls, two larger balls and one slightly smaller. The two larger balls become loaves and the smaller ball become 12 little dinner rolls.
• Shape and drop the loaves ( I often braid the loaf) in your bread pans and shape the buns and place in 8x8 pan and let them rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour. Bake the he loaves in a preheated oven at 350 for 35 minutes. If you forgot to preheat let them cook 40 minutes instead. The buns cook for 20 min in the preheated oven.
• Take out of oven and brush melted butter on to the tops. Let cool in pan for 10-15 min then turn the bread out of the pan and onto a rack to cool completely. Don't wrap it until completely cooled. (Condensation will make it soggy) Wrap in tinfoil to store on the counter. If you put it in the refrigerator it will turn into a brick.

GRAPE-NUTS MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the yogurt and the milk together in a large mixing bowl until smooth. Add the Grape Nuts cereal, and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
• Add the rolled oats, honey and salt, mix well.
• Add one cup of flour and mix to incorporate it, then add the instant yeast. (If you prefer to use active dry yeast, you must proof it in warm water with a little bit of sugar, and add the yeast liquid here.) Mix well.
• Continue adding flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until too thick to mix with a spoon.
• Turn out to a floured surface and begin to knead, adding flour a little bit at a time.
• The dough will stay quite sticky -- resist the urge to add more flour once you have used all 4 cups. Knead for approximately 10-15 minutes total.
• Put the oil into the empty mixing bowl and coat the sides well, add the dough and flip it around to cover all surfaces with a thin film of oil.
• Cover bowl and leave undisturbed in a warm spot to rise, about 90 minutes, until almost doubled in size.
• Punch down dough and return to floured work surface. Briefly knead oil into dough, then let dough rest for a few minutes.
• Divide in half, form loaves, and set aside to a warm spot, covered with plastic wrap or a dish towel to rise a second time, about 50 minutes, until almost doubled.
• Bake 350F for 25-35 minutes, until hollow-sounding when knocked on the bottom.
• Cool on racks.

BREAD MACHINE MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting.
• Select desired crust color and 2 lb. loaf size if available.

BREAD MACHINE, MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• add all ingredients except sunflower seeds and flax seeds to the bread maker,pan, in order listed.
• set bread marker to whole wheat setting and start. Add sunflower seeds and flax seed when the beeper sounds to add remaining ingredients.