Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

Hi friends,

I wanted to try baking some bread for a long time now,and came up with the courage to do only today.So i searched for an easy home made bread recipe and found this amazingly easy recipe here with step by step procedure even a beginner like me found it very easy to bake..I just wanted to make it a bit more healthier,so i added a couple of tablespoons of Organic Wheat Bran and Flax powder :)..So here is the recipe

You can even check out some basic steps for making a bread here. Or click on the video


Vegetarian:
How To Make White Bread


Level : Moderate

Time : 2 Hrs for Fermenting, 1-1/2 Hrs for Proofing, 40 mins for baking..

Total time : 4 Hrs and 10 mins

Makes : 1 Loaf of 9 x 5 inch

Ingredients :

1-1/2 Cups All purpose flour
1-1/2 Cups Whole Whear flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Brown sugar /Honey /Sugar ( i used Brown sugar)
1 packet Quick rising yeast ( or 2 tbsp)
1 Cup Luke warm water ,plus 1/2 cup to add as needed
2 Tbsp Organic Wheat bran.
3 tbsp Canola oil
Canola oil spray for greasing.
Flax powder to sprinkle on top

Method :

Mix thoroughly in both the flours,salt,sugar,Wheat bran and dry yeast and keep aside. Mix in 2 tbsp oil with 1 cup luke warm water ( just immerse a clean finger and check to see if the water is bearable,otherwise if the water is too hot,it will kill the yeast,resulting in heavy bread). Now with a wooden spoon,make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the wet mixture stirring it continuously. Add in a tbsp of luke warm water at a time if it requires additional moisture,so that all the dough comes out together.

Flour a wooden board or your working surface and with clean hands knead the dough for 5 minutes with the timer on.It has to be exactly 5 mins..The dough will be sticky dont worry abt that,just flour the board as needed so that the dough is easy to move around.After Kneading for 5 mins, round it as a ball by pushing the dough towards down and centre.Take a large glass bowl (the one which we have been using to mix the dough) apply 1 tbsp oil and place the dough in side the bowl and roll it a couple of times to make sure the oil is all over the dough. Keep the bowl covered with a plastic grocery bag/towel/plastic wrap in a warm place around 75 to 85 F,preferably over the kitchen counter, and leave it to rise for 2 hrs,this stage is called Fermenting the dough..




After the dough has doubled the size it looks something like this..


After 2 hrs,the dough would have doubled up in volume.Open the cover and punch the dough firmly with the knuckles to get all the Carbon di oxide out. Place the dough over the working surface again and gently knead this time for 1 min. cover and allow it to rest for a min and then shape it into a log by rolling and pulling at the same time,just gently..Or you can even just roll the dough from the corners to the inside and place the rolled surface down.






Grease the baking loaf pan/Casserole dish/round cake pan if you are shaping it round and place it inside the pan snugly. cover and allow it to rest for 1-1/2 hrs .This stage is called the proofing. This allows the Gluten in the flour to once again relax and double up in size,filling out the baking pan and takes the shape of the baking pan you are using.





After 1-1/2 hrs, Preheat the oven with the rack in the centre for 350 F. Spray a little water to both the sides of the hot oven so that it gives the bread some steam to create a crusty top.Sprinkle the top of the bread with a little Flax powder,wheat bran and all purpose flour. Bake for 30- 40 mins. Turn the loaf pan once in the middle for even browning. After 40 mins take the loaf pan out of the oven, take the bread out and tap in on the bottom of the loaf to check if it is baked properly.We can confirm it from the hollow sound that comes from a fully baked bread.

After 1-1/2 hrs of proofing...






Cool completely over a wire rack and enjoy with a touch of butter,while its warm...Its definitely worth the time :)),this is how mine came out, have fun. Sorry i couldn't resist the sample slice with a little strawberry spread.