Fabulous Brown Bread, Multi-Grain Bread and French Bread

We had a great activity last night and learned all about bread from Wendy! Here are a few recipes we tried that were fabulous!!!

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Fabulous Brown Bread

• 1 tbsp yeast
• 3 cup hot water (really really warm)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (or any type of oil)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup wheat gluten
• 3/4 cup non-fat dried milk
• 1 tbsp salt
• 4 cups wheat flour
• 3-4 cups white flour

Mix all ingredients together in a mixer. Add just enough white flour to create dough (add your wheat first and then add the white by the cup full to see how much you need), but dough will remain sticky! Let rise until doubles.

Punch down dough and put into loaf pans (makes 2-3 loaves). Let rise one hour. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Multi-Grain Bread

• 1 tbsp yeast
• 3 cups hot water (not too hot!)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (or any type oil)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup wheat gluten
• 1 cup 9 grain mix
• 3/4 cup non-fat dried milk
• 1 tbsp salt
• 4 cups wheat flour
• 3-4 cups white flour

Mix all ingredients together in mixer. Add just enough flour to create dough, but dough will remain sticky. Let rise until doubles.

Punch down dough and put in loaf pans. Let rise one hour. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes

Kitchen Aid Mixer French Bread

• 2 tbsp yeast
• 3 cup hot water (not too hot)
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or any oil)
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp salt
• 7 1/2 cups white flour

Mix all ingredients together in mixer on high. Let rest 10 minutes. Turn on high for 10 seconds. Repeat rest and punch down a total of 5 times (50 minutes).

Divide the dough in half and roll out into a long loaf. Put on a well greased cookie sheet sprinkled with corn meal. Slash top of bread(just use a knife and cut into the bread a little) several times and let rise 20 minutes.

Beat up 1 egg white and 1 tsp water. Brush over loaves and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes! Enjoy!!