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Whole-Wheat Flax Bread
Whole-Wheat Flax Bread
1 Review
From: EatingWell Magazine, October 1998
The bakers at King Arthur Flour came up with this super-high-fiber bread. Its nutty whole-grain taste and texture make particularly great sandwiches and toast.
- By: Brinna Sands King Arthur Flour EatingWell Recipe Contributor
Ingredients 12 servings
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- ⅓ cup whole flaxseeds, (see Tip)
- 1¾ cups lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 package active dry yeast, (2¼ teaspoons)
- 1¼ cups bread flour, (see Ingredient Note) or all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ cup pumpernickel or dark rye flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour, (see Note)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water for glaze
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- Grind flaxseeds into a coarse meal in a spice mill (such as a clean coffee grinder) or dry blender. Set aside 2 teaspoons for topping.
- Stir lukewarm water and honey in a large bowl until the honey is dissolved. Sprinkle in yeast and let stand until it bubbles, about 5 minutes.
- Add 1 cup bread flour (or all-purpose flour), pumpernickel (or rye) flour, salt and the remaining ground flaxseeds. With a wooden spoon, stir vigorously in the same direction until the batter is smooth. Gradually stir in whole-wheat flour until it becomes too difficult to stir. (Alternatively, mix dough in a stand-up mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.)
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, adding only enough of the remaining bread flour (or all-purpose flour) to keep it from sticking, until smooth and elastic, 10 to 12 minutes. (The dough will be slightly sticky.)
- Place the dough in a large oiled bowl. Turn to coat and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1½ hours.
- Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Punch the dough down, flatten into a disk and tightly roll into a log. Place seam-side down in the prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking spray; let rise until the dough domes over the top of the pan, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly brush the loaf with the egg mixture and sprinkle with the reserved 2 teaspoons ground flaxseed.
- Bake the bread for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until the bread pulls away from the sides of the pan, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
- Tip: Store flaxseed in the refrigerator or freezer. Flaxseed is available from King Arthur Flour or in health-food stores.
- Ingredient note: Milled from high-protein wheats, bread flour develops strong gluten when kneaded, resulting in well-risen loaves. It is generally recommended for bread machines and is valuable when making breads with a high percentage of whole-wheat flour.
- Note: White whole-wheat flour, made from a special variety of white wheat, is light in color and flavor but has the same nutritional properties as regular whole-wheat flour.
- Per serving: 191 calories; 3 g fat(0 g sat); 6 g fiber; 35 g carbohydrates; 8 g protein; 68 mcg folate; 16 mg cholesterol; 2 g sugars; 23 IU vitamin A; 0 mg vitamin C; 33 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 300 mg sodium; 194 mg potassium
- Carbohydrate Servings: 2½
- Exchanges: 2 starch, ½ fat
Reviews 1
January 09, 2011
By: sunflower1860
A really good whole wheat recipe
I really like this bread. It holds up well and isn't crumbly. It's my first time in a long time making homemade bread without a machine. Does it seriously have that many calories in a slice tho?
