home milled whole wheat bread (for bread machine)

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45 Pinches
Saint Charles, IL
Updated on Sep 5, 2011

My fiancée and I have recently started milling our own whole grain flour in an attempt to be ecologically and economically friendly, but we've had a very hard time figuring out how to get our bread just right, as the home milled stuff is quite a bit coarser than factory milled flour. Well, I finally figured it out! ...even though I had to compromise and use part factory milled, at least half of it is ours (and hopefully all of it will be once we get a better mill). :o)

prep time 5 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method ---
yield 1 2 lb. loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons honey (or whole, raw sugar)
  • 4 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 2 cups whole grain wheat flour (fresh milled is best)
  • 2 cups unbleached all purpose wheat flour
  • 1/8 cup vital wheat gluten flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

How To Make home milled whole wheat bread (for bread machine)

  • Step 1
    Add ingredients to bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • Step 2
    If available, select the whole grain cycle, if not use the basic wheat or white cycle.
  • Step 3
    If machine allows "extended rise", select 20 mins.
  • Step 4
    Select bread color "medium".
  • Step 5
    Press "start" and walk away! Enjoy your bread about 4 hours later (I set mine overnight, so we have a fresh loaf in the morning).

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