So, we got a bread machine a while back, and I've been toying around with different recipes for a while. I made the best French Bread I have ever had, but, while good, the whole wheat I was making just wasn't quite what I wanted. I guess since we were raised on Roman Meal, I was looking for something a lot softer and less dense, than normal dense wheat bread out of a bread machine, fare.
Giving credit where credit is due, I finally came across the ideal 100% whole wheat bread recipe for the bread machine (www.http://beanland.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/fabulous-whole-wheat-bread-made-easy-and-cheap/). This stuff comes out almost indistinguishable from Roman Meal...it stays nice a soft for a at least a week. The only difference is it tends to be a bit more delicate than Roman Mean. I am working on a dough conditioner to fix that minor issue.
The ingredients are simple and healthy...100% hard whole wheat flour, wheat gluten, honey, canola oil, water and yeast. The wheat gluten is really the biggest key...if you wan't soft bread out of the over or breadmachine, you need to add wheat gluten. The honey and canola oil doing a wonderful job of sweetening the flavoring the bread just right (very little of that stale wheat taste).
See the site listed for the recipe. Most of these ingredients (yeast, gluten, flour) can be bought in bulk at costco or at amazon.com and keep for years in the freezer. Making these loaves about 2 times cheaper than store bought bread...
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