| Honey Wheat Bread | ||||
| Makes 3 mini-loaves | ||||
| Ingredients | Easy One Loaf Proportions | |||
| 1/2 cup | water | 3 tbls | ||
| 1 tbls | sugar | 1 tsp | ||
| 2 pkgs | active dry yeast (or 4 1/2 tsp) | 1 tsp | ||
| ________ | ________ | |||
| 1 cup | water | 1/4 cup | ||
| 2 tbls | butter, sliced | 1 tbls | ||
| 1 tbls | instant coffee | 1 tsp | ||
| 1 tbls | unsweetened cocoa | 1 tsp | ||
| 1 tsp | salt | 1/2 tsp | ||
| ________ | ________ | |||
| 1 tsp | vegetable oil | None | ||
| 1/2 cup | honey | 3 tbls | ||
| ________ | ________ | |||
| 2 cups | whole wheat flour | 3/4 cup | ||
| 2 cups | bread flour | 1/2 cup | ||
| ________ | ________ | |||
| 1 | egg for wash | 1 tbls butter, melted | ||
| garlic salt | garlic salt | |||
| Directions | ||||
 In a measuring cup, combine the water and
sugar. Heat in the microwave for 20 seconds. Add the yeast to bloom.
Allow it to get foamy; it will take about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, get the
rest of the stuff going.In another measuring cup, combine the water and butter. Heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir it up to melt the rest of the butter. Add the instant coffee, cocoa, and salt and stir to dissolve. In a mixer equipped with a beater, combine the yeast mixture, and the coffee mixture. Coat your measuring cup with the vegetable oil (so the honey doesn't stick to it) and add the honey. Mix to combine the wet ingredients. Add all of the wheat flour. Mix on medium for 1 minute. Switch to the dough hook. Add the bread flour a 1/2 cup at a time scraping the sides of the mixing bowl before adding each helping. The dough will be a little tacky (duh, it's full of honey!). Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Use enough flour to compensate for the sticky dough. Divide the dough into three equal parts, knead a little more to form them into loaf shapes. Place the dough into greased and floured loaf pans (or spray them with Baker’s Joy). Place them in a warm place, cover them with a towel, and let them rise for 1 hour until doubled in bulk. Preheat the oven to 350°. Put the loaves in for 12 minutes to set up. Make the egg wash and brush them on at this point. Sprinkle with the garlic salt which will make a tasty crust. Put the loaves back in the oven for an additional 12 minutes until the interior temperature is about 180°. |
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| For an Easy One Loaf | ||||
 Use the alternate proportions listed above
and the streamlined directions below.In a small measuring cup, add the water and sugar and nuke for 15 seconds, then add the yeast to bloom. In a second measuring cup, combine the water and butter. Nuke it for 30 seconds. Add the coffee, cocoa, and salt and stir to dissolve. In a large Pyrex bowl, add both the yeast and coffee mixtures. Spray your tablespoon with Pam, add the honey, and stir into the mixture. Add both flours and stir with a wooden spoon until it comes together in a ball. If it’s still sticky, you might have to sprinkle on a little more bread flour to handle it. Take it out and knead it for about 3 minutes. Roll and form it into a patty or hoagie shape. Set it on a cookie sheet, spray it liberally with Pam, place it in a warm place uncovered, let it rise for about an hour until doubled in bulk. Melt the butter and brush it over the loaf. Sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake at 350̊ for 16 minutes until the interior temperature is about 180̊. Take it out and let it cool on a rack. |
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