Healthy Wheat Bread

A delicious and hearty bread that is perfect for sandwiches.
Ingredients -
3 to 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Salt
2 (1/4 ounce each) packages Active Dry Yeast
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Honey
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
4 Egg Whites
1-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Toasted Wheat Germ
1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
 
Preparation:

1. Add 2 cups all-purpose flour, salt and yeast to large bowl. Stir to combine.

2. Add water, honey, and vegetable oil to small saucepan. Heat to 130 F.

3. Stir in cottage cheese.

4. Add cottage cheese mixture to flour mixture. Pour in egg whites.

5. Beat on low speed with electric mixer until ingredients are moistened.

6. Increase speed to medium for 3 minutes.

7. Stir in whole wheat flour, toasted wheat germ, and old fashioned oats. Use hands to form soft dough.

8. Add in additional all-purpose flour, if necessary.

9. Remove dough from bowl to floured surface.

10. Knead dough 6-8 minutes, or until elastic.

11. Butter small bowl. Butter the surface of the dough and place in bowl.

12. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Place in a warm location for 1 hour.

13. Remove plastic wrap and punch down dough.

14. Shape dough into 2 equal size loaves.

15. Coat 2 (8 x 4 x 2-inch) loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.

16. Place loaves in loaf pans. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise 1 hour.

17. Preheat oven to 375 F.

18. Bake in preheat oven for 35-40 minutes.

19. Cover bread loaves with foil during final 15 minutes to prevent over browning.

 
Bread Tips
Soggy Crusts
When baking bread, pop loaves out of loaf pans onto a wire rack immediately after removing from the oven to avoid soggy crusts.
Sandwich Making Tip
Gluten
Different wheat varieties have varying gluten levels. The gluten, a protein found in flours helps the bread dough become elastic, traps gases causing the bread to rise during baking.



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