I decided a while ago that I wanted to try to make my own whole wheat bread for family consumption. I am not too excited about any of the breads I am finding at the store, so I thought I should fashion my own! So, I grabbed a few recipes off the Internet and went shopping.
I tried recipe #1 today. It turned out pretty good, as far as bread goes. It tastes good and is a little chewy (just like I like it). However, it needs to be more "whole wheat" than bread flour. The recipe made three loaves, so we are into it for at least a little while. I had been looking for a recipe that uses only whole wheat, but I was coming up empty handed. Had I spent a little more than 10 minutes online looking for recipes that met my criteria, I probably could have found one. Recipe #2 has a better whole wheat flour to other flour ratio, so that is why I grabbed that one. Also, there was a little descriptor (about recipe #2 that is) that it is the most delicious and chewy whole wheat bread anyone will ever taste. Obviously my hopes are really high! When I was putting away the flour this afternoon, I noticed a recipe on the back of the whole wheat flour for 100% whole wheat bread. Sheesh! I wish I had seen that before I started baking! Even if I had seen it, I didn't have all of the ingredients. Who has dry milk at their house? At the moment, I don't!
All in all, it was a good baking day. The boys wanted more than one slice and it is a good start for me! They aren't the prettiest looking loaves, but here they are in all their glory!
2 comments:
They look so fluffy!!
you go gitl. and i have a year supply of dry milk in my house. i use it in my bread. my sister has a great whole wheat recipe. she even grinds her own wheat. i will send it to you.
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