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Wheat Bread

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From EatingWell:  May/June 1996

A touch of brown sugar sweetens this multi-grain bread.

Two 1 1/2-pound loaves, 12 slices each | Active Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 2 1/2 hours

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast, (two 1/4-ounce packages)
• 3 cups whole-wheat flour
• 2 1/2-3 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour, divided
• 1/2 cup cracked wheat
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oat bran
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unprocessed wheat bran
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Preparation

1. Combine milk and brown sugar in a small saucepan; heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar, until warm. (The temperature should register 95°F on an instant-read thermometer.)
2. Pour the milk mixture into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle in yeast. Let stand until the yeast has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, combine whole-wheat flour, 2 cups bread flour, cracked wheat, oat bran and wheat bran in another mixing bowl.
4. Give the milk/yeast mixture a stir and add about half of the flour/bran mixture to it. Add salt and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Beat in the remaining flour/bran mixture. Gradually add enough of the remaining white flour until you can stir no more.
5. Place the dough on a floured work surface and knead, adding only enough flour to prevent it from sticking, until the dough is smooth and somewhat elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. (Alternatively, the dough can be mixed and kneaded in a stand-up mixer fitted with a dough hook.)
6. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes. Gently punch the dough down.
7. Coat two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. Place the dough on a floured work surface and cut it into 2 pieces. Shape into loaves and place in the prepared pans. Cover with greased wax paper or plastic wrap and let rise until loaves are 1/2 to 1 inch above the tops of the pans.
8. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.
9. Bake the loaves until the tops are brown and the bottoms sound hollow when tapped, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

Per serving : 132 Calories; 0 g Fat; 0 g Sat; 0 g Mono; 1 mg Cholesterol; 28 g Carbohydrates; 5 g Protein; 3 g Fiber; 160 mg Sodium; 135 mg Potassium

2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1/2 other carbohydrate