Chewy, Crunchy 9-grain Bread
Author: Amy from vomitingchicken.com
Recipe type: whole-grain bread par excellence
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Serves: lots!
The 9-grain mix that I use in this recipe is my own invention,
and is actually a mixture of many kinds of seeds and grains, and it changes
from time to time. So feel free to mix your own, according to your tastes, if
you like!
Ingredients
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First, for the 9-grain mix, stir together:
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2 cups rolled oats
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2 cups cornmeal
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1 cup millet
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1 cup raw sunflower seeds
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½ cup poppyseeds
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2 cups wheat bran
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2 cups flax seeds, crushed (in blender)
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2 cups white sesame seeds
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2 cups rye flour
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And now for the bread:
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3 cups of (above) 9-grain mix
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4 cups whole wheat flour (I use white wheat)
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4 cups unbleached flour
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2 tablespoons yeast
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5 cups warm water
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⅓ cup olive oil
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⅓ cup molasses or raw honey
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1 Tablespoon salt
Instructions
1
First, mix together well the nine grains
listed. You'll store whatever you don't use today in your freezer. Yes, you
will. Now don't argue. You don't want those seeds to go rancid, do you? You
don't want me to smack you, do you? ;)
2
Then, mix 3 cups of 9-grain mix and 4 cups
whole wheat flour, yeast, and water, and mix for 1 minute, in a mixer bowl
equipped with a kneading arm.
3
Turn off mixer, cover bowl, and let dough
sponge for 10 minutes.
4
Add oil, honey and salt. Mix well.
5
Add unbleached flour 1 cup at a time, while
your mixer is running, until dough cleans the side of the bowl.
6
Knead 5 minutes with mixer. Or, knead by hand
if you prefer. Get yourself a cup of coffee, say, or read the front page of the
paper while your mixer does the work.
7
Lightly oil hands. Shape into 4 large loaves,
and put into greased loaf pans, sprinkled with your 9-grain mix.
8
Let rise until double, about 30 to 40 minutes.
9
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
10
Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until golden brown
and firm on the sides and bottom.
11
Remove from pans and cool on racks.
