mama's whole grain bread

Name: MAMA'S WHOLE GRAIN BREAD
Prep time: 4 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) hot water; 4 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter; 1 tablespoon(s) active dry yeast; 1/3 cup(s) honey; 1/3 cup(s) wheat germ; 1/4 cup(s) oat bran; 1/4 cup(s) quick oats; 1/4 cup(s) corn meal; 1 cup(s) wheat flour; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) salt; 1/3 cup(s) sunflower seeds; 3-5 cup(s) bread flour

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CONNIE THAYER

BRIGHTON, CO

Updated on Aug 14, 2012

I have been making bread 10 years now. I cannot find a bread as good as this in any store. I have tweaked this from so may other bread recipes that I have made. This one is my favorite and when I go a day or two without it I am not a happy camper so I try to keep it made and sliced ready to eat. Toasted with butter and your favorite topping is really the best way to eat this bread. Mine is whipped honey. I hope you can try it and that you enjoy. This bread takes the good part of a day because it is a multi-grain and slow to raise but it is SO worth the time.

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prep time 4 Hr 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 2 small loaves

Ingredients

2 cups hot water
4 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup quick oats
1/4 cup corn meal
1 cup wheat flour
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
3-5 cups bread flour

How To Make mama's whole grain bread

Step 1

Place 2 cups hot water in a mixing bowl. Do not use metal bowls for breads. I finger test my water, it should be hot enough that you can "just" hold your finger in and not feel like I need to pull it out. add to this the honey and margarine/butter. when margarine is melted add the yeast and let sit for 5 minutes to activate, or get all bubbly.

Step 2

Start adding all your other ingredient leaving the salt and bread flour for last.Add bread flour as needed to make a ball that you can knead without it sticking, about 10 minutes
Step 3

Grease a bowl, plop the dough in and then turn it to grease both sides. Cover and let raise in a warm place (I put mine in my oven under my oven light) for 1-2 hours till double in size. Cut in to two loaves and place in 2 greased, medium size bread pans. put in warm place. raise again for 1-2 hours and bake at 350 degrees for 27 minutes.
Step 4

Now I live in Colorado with some altitude so your raise times might be different, probably longer then mine.
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