best whole wheat bread for high altitudes
By
Kelley Paystrup
@Kelleypen
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Making bread at high altitude often results in dense heavy loaves that resemble bricks. I did a lot of experimenting to find the right recipe for 4800 feet that would use my stored wheat. I have tested it as high as 5300 feet, and currently am at 4800 feet. This is the result: a good, chewy, nicely shaped loaf.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Comments:
Serves:
makes two loaves
Prep:
3 Hr
Cook:
40 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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1/2 Tbspdry yeast
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1/4 cwarm water
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2 1/2 cscalded milk
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3 Tbspreal butter
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2 Tbspgluten
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1 Tbspsalt
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3 Tbspsugar
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5 1/2 cfreshly ground flour
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1 cwhite flour, if needed
How to Make best whole wheat bread for high altitudes
- Soften yeast in warm water, set aside.
Scald milk. Grind wheat into flour. - In stand mixer bowl, combine scalded milk, butter, sugar, and salt. Wait for it to cool. (about 15 minutes) Once cool, add 3 cups of the wh.wheat flour and the gluten, beat well with regular mixer blade.
- Add softened yeast mixture and remaining wh. wheat flour. Switch to dough hook. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Add a little of the white flour or a little more wh. wheat flour only if needed. Dough should be a soft sticky ball at the bottom of the bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 15 minutes.
- With dough hook and mixer set on low, knead bread for 2 minutes.
- Put dough into a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise 40 minutes.
- With lightly buttered hands, punch down dough and slap out air bubbles. Let rise covered another 30 minutes.
- With lightly buttered hands, punch down dough and slap out air bubbles. Let rise covered another 20 minutes
- With lightly buttered hands, punch down dough and slap out air bubbles. Divide into two balls for loaves. cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- Shape into loaves and place into two well buttered loaf pans. Let rise in a warm place to the top of the pans (not doubled)
- Bake at 375-400 degree preheated oven for 35-45 minutes
- Lay bread on side on a rack until it cools enough to pop out of the pans, and finish cooling.
butter tops if desired
About best whole wheat bread for high altitudes
Course/Dish: Savory Breads Other Breads
Main Ingredient: Bread
Regional Style: American
Other Tag: Healthy
