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re: Pullman bread or Pain de Mie

Kathleen <kmschuller@comcast.net>
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:49:31 -0500
v109.n006.2
bobjantest@sbcglobal.net wanted a whole wheat pain de mie 
bread.  Here is one from the KAF website.

King Arthur Flour has a recipe for whole wheat bread:

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/RecipeDisplay?RID=1169476539238

kathleen

[[ Editor's note: and here is the recipe ]]

100% Whole Wheat Pain de Mie
by King Arthur Flour

The best bread for thin-slicing is called pain de mie, a butter- and 
milk-rich loaf baked in a special lidded pan (often called a Pullman 
pan, just to make things confusing!) The lid ensures that the baking 
bread won't expand too much, keeping it very close-grained-and thus 
totally non-crumbly, and easy to slice.

1 cup (8 ounces) lukewarm milk
1 cup (8 ounces) lukewarm water
6 tablespoons (3 ounces) butter
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) sugar
1/3 cup (1 3/4 ounces) Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
1/3 cup (2 ounces) potato flour or heaping 3/4 cup (2 1/4 ounces) potato flakes
5 cups (21 ounces) King Arthur 100% Organic White Whole Wheat Flour*
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast

*For the very best results, we recommend our organic white whole 
wheat flour. Barring that, choose our regular white whole wheat 
flour. Using a traditional whole wheat flour, one milled from red 
wheat, won't give you nearly the nice results that white whole wheat 
flour will.

Combine all of the ingredients, and mix and knead them - by hand, 
mixer, or bread machine - to form a smooth, supple dough. Transfer 
the dough to a lightly greased bowl or dough-rising bucket, cover the 
bowl or bucket, and allow the dough to rise till puffy though not 
necessarily doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.

Lightly grease a standard (13" x 4" x 4") lidded pain de mie 
(pullman) pan. Transfer the risen dough to a lightly greased work 
surface, shape it into a log, and fit it into the pan. Flatten the 
top as much as possible. Cover the pan with lightly greased plastic 
wrap, and allow the dough to rise until it's about 1/2" below the lip 
of the pan, about 45 minutes.

Carefully slip the cover onto the pan, and let it rest an additional 
15 minutes while you preheat your oven to 350F. Bake the bread for 25 
minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, carefully remove the lid, and 
return the bread to the oven to bake for an additional 10 to 15 
minutes, until it's golden-brown on top and tests done; an 
instant-read thermometer inserted into the center will register 190F. 
Remove the bread from the oven, and turn it out of the pan onto a 
rack to cool completely. For a soft, flavorful crust, brush the loaf 
with melted butter while warm. Yield: 1 loaf.