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Recipe Cracked Wheat Bread II (Bread)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups warm water
- 1/2 cup cracked wheat
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
- Stir in cracked wheat and simmer for 10 minutes; let cool to lukewarm.
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- Pour the cracked wheat mixture into a large bowl.
- Stir in the butter, salt, molasses, honey, milk, yeast mixture, whole wheat flour and 2 cups of the bread flour; stir well to combine.
- Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil.
- Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves.
- Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
- Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped on top and bottom.
- Cool on racks.
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