MOLASSES WHEAT BREAD
A hearty wheat bread lightly
flavored with molasses.
Makes one loaf (about 1¼ pounds)
1
cup warm water (105° to 110°F)
¾ tablespoon
molasses
1¼
teaspoons active dry yeast
2
cups whole-wheat flour
1
cup unbleached br
ead or
all-purpose flour
¼
cup nonfat dry powdered milk
2
tablespoons unsalted butter
,
room temperatur
e
1
teaspoon sea or kosher salt
unsalted butter or nonstick
cooking spray for pan
1. Put the warm water
, molasses, and yeast
in a large mixing bowl. Stir to dissolve
yeast and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
Mixture will foam and bubble – this
means the yeast is active and alive.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the whole
wheat and bread or all-purpose flours
with powdered milk, butter and salt.
3. Insert the dough hooks into the Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer. Add ½ cup of the dry ingr
e-
dients to the yeast mixture. Mix on speed
1 until smooth, about 30 to 40 seconds.
Running on speeds 2 to 3, continue add-
ing the remaining flour mixtur
e, ½ cup at
a time, mixing completely, about 30 to
40 seconds, until no flour is visible after
each addition. The dough at first will be
a batter, and slowly as the flour is added
it will become a dough ball. After all the
flour mixture has been incorporated,
and the dough has formed a dough ball
that cleans the sides of the mixing bowl,
knead on speed 3 for an additional 2 to 3
minutes.
4. Lightly dust the dough with flour and
place in a resealable food storage bag.
Squeeze out the air and seal. Allow to
sit in a warm place until doubled in size,
about 1 to 1½ hours.
5. Lightly coat one 8 x 4 x 3-inch loaf pan
with unsalted butter or cooking spray.
Punch dough to deflate. Shape into loaf
and place in prepar
ed pan. Cover and let
rise until nearly doubled.
6. About 15 minutes befor
e baking, preheat
oven to 375°F . Place loaf in pr
eheated
oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until
bread is br
owned and sounds hollow
when tapped. Remove from loaf pan and
cool on a wire rack.
7. Bread slices best when allowed to cool
completely before cutting. If top of br
ead
is too crispy for your taste, brush with
butter for a softer crust.
Nutritional information per ser
ving
(based on 10 servings):
Calories 150 (15% from fat) • carb. 28g • pro. 5g
• fat 3g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 5mg • sod. 230mg
• calc. 33mg • fiber 3g
GLUTEN FREE RYE BREAD
Makes one 1½ pound loaf
nonstick cooking spray
1½
cups r
educed-fat milk, warm
(105°F to 110°F)
2¼
teaspoons yeast, active dry yeast
instant or bread machine
¾
teaspoon orange zest
1½
teaspoons kosher salt
1½
cups brown rice flour
1
⁄
3
cup
cornstar
ch
1
⁄
3
cup potato starch
1
⁄
3
cup sorghum flour
2
tablespoons quinoa flour
2
tablespoons firmly packed light
brown sugar
1½
tablespoons caraway seeds
2
teaspoons xanthan gum
½ teaspoon
gelatin
3
tablespoons unsalted butter,
room temperatur
e, cut into
½-inch cubes
2
large eggs, room temperatur
e
¾
teaspoon cider vinegar
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
. Lightly coat a
9 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking
spray; reserve.
2. Put warm milk and yeast into a lar
ge
mixing bowl. Stir to dissolve yeast and
let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Mixture will
foam and bubble – this means the yeast
is active and alive.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the r
emain-
ing dry ingredients (the zest thr
ough the
gelatin in the list). Insert the mixing beat-
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