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Re: Lighter Weight Whole Wheat Bread

Howard Larson <hblarson@core.com>
Mon, 20 May 2002 16:56:29 -0500
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On Mon, 20 May 2002 02:28:41 -0600 (MDT), you wrote:

 > From: cmw0829@cs.com
 > Subject: How to Make Lighter Weight Whole Wheat Bread?
 > Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:46:28 -0400
 >
 > I am at last making wonderful whole wheat bread in my
 > Bosch Concept 7 (what a machine!) and the loaves are
 > absolutely beautiful and tasty.
[snip]
 >
 > Is there anything I can do to make the bread fluffier and lighter?
 > I don't want to go back to store bought, but the homemade is double
 > the amount.

You may need to reduce the proportion of whole wheat flour.  It is thought 
the sharp edges of the bran particles cut the strands of gluten resulting 
in less volume of the loaf.

-- hl