Alan Deikman asked for some good whole wheat bread recipes. Here are a few
that my picky family loves. Also, I read somewhere that some bread machines
cannot handle whole wheat loaves. Maybe this is Alan's problem.
100% WHEAT BREAD
"The Complete Book of Bread Machine Baking", edited by Lara Pizzorno
I don't know where they get the title since this is not 100% WW. However, I
have been told that this is the best bread that I have made so far by two
different sources. The crust has a nice crunch and the bread is light with a
delicious flavor.
1 pound loaf 1 1/2 pound loaf
water 1 cup 1 1/4 cups
salt 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp
canola oil 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
honey 1 1/4 Tbl 2 Tbl
whole wheat flour 1 1/2 cups 2 1/8 cups
unbleached flour 2/3 cup 3/4 cup
gluten glour 2 Tbl 3 Tbl
wheat germ 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
powdered whey 1 1/4 tsp 2 Tbl
active dry yeast 2 tsp 1 Tbl
This book emphasizes healthy breads, that is why they suggest canola instead
of vegetable oil, unbleached flour instead of all purpose flour, and why they
add wheat germ. I don't doubt that you can easily substitute.
OATMEAL WHEAT BREAD
"The Complete Book of Bread Machine Baking", edited by Lara Pizzorno
Another good one...chewier with a slightly different flavor.
1 pound loaf 1 1/2 pound loaf
water 3/4 cup 1 1/8 cups
salt 1 tsp 2 tsp
canola oil 2 tsp 1 Tbl
honey 2 tsp 1 Tbl
unbleached flour 3/4 cup 1 cup
whole wheat flour 3/4 cup 1 1/4 cups
wheat germ 1 Tbl 1 1/2 Tbl
oats 1/3 cup 1/2 cup
powdered whey 1 Tbl 1 1/2 Tbl
active dry yeast 1 1/2 tsp 2 tsp
YOGURT WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
"Healthy Bread Recipes & menu planner" Salton/Maxim Housewares, Inc.
(This book came with my Breadman machine.)
This bread is not quite as sweet as the typical whole wheat bread with honey.
You can definitely taste the yogurt and the maple syrup. It has a nice flavor
and is one of my favorites.
1 1/2 pound loaf 2 pound loaf
plain nonfat yogurt 3/4 cup 1 cup
water 1/4 cup 1/2 cup
vegetable oil 1 Tbl 1 1/2 Tbl
maple syrup 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
whole wheat flour 1 1/8 cups 1 1/2 cups
bread flour 1 2/3 cup 2 1/4 cups
wheat germ 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
salt 1 tsp 1 tsp
dry yeast 1 1/2 tsp 2 tsp
GARBANZO BREAD (PINTO BREAD)
"The Complete Book of Bread Machine Baking", edited by Lara Pizzorno
Believe it or not, this bread is delicious and light. My husband raved about
it. I didn't dare tell him what was in it! I didn't have any garbanzo beans
so I used pinto beans. I also substituted sugar for the sucanat. I was out
of gluten flour so I used bread flour in place of half of the whole wheat
flour. With half bread flour, the loaf I made- that was nice and light-
probably had a significantly different texture than it would have had
otherwise.
1 pound loaf 1 1/2 pound loaf
water 3/4 cup + 1Tbl 1 1/4 cups
canola oil 2/3 Tbl 1 Tbl
Sucanat 2 tsp 1 Tbl
lemon juice 2 tsp 1 Tbl
cooked garbanzo beans 2/3 cup 1 cup
salt 1 tsp 1 1/4 tsp
whole wheat flour 2 cups 3 cups
gluten flour 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
powdered whey 1 1/2 Tbl 2 Tbl
active dry yeast 1 1/2 tsp 2 tsp
I hope you enjoy these breads as much as we do!
Terry