Buttermilk Whole Wheat Bread

Serves: 6

Irwin Berge

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

44

Sweetness

45

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 cups

Buttermilk

3 tbsps

Honey

2 tbsps

Butter

2.333333 cups

Whole Wheat Flour

2.5 tbsps

Vital Wheat Gluten

1 tsp

Salt

1 pinch

Ground Ginger

Directions:

1

Combine buttermilk, honey, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave in 30 second increments until temperature is just below 110 degrees F (43 degrees C)

2

Pour buttermilk mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, wheat gluten, yeast, lecithin, salt, ginger, and vitamin C powder; mix, using the dough hook attachment on low speed, until dough just holds together and sides of bowl are clean

3

Let dough rest in bowl for 2 minutes; mix again with the dough hook attachment for 2 minutes more

4

Remove dough from bowl and knead by hand on a work surface until dough is warm and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes

5

Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides with oil

6

Spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray and cover bowl with sprayed-side down

7

Let dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour

8

Gently deflate dough by pressing with your fingers and let rise 10 to 15 minutes more

9

Turn dough onto a work surface and roll into an 8 1/2x11-inch rectangle

10

Starting with the short end, roll dough tightly into a roll, pinching the seams shut

11

Fold the ends underneath the loaf, pinching the edges to form a smooth top

12

Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and place loaf in the pan

13

Cover dough loosely with the sprayed-plastic wrap

14

Let dough rise 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the pan, 30 to 45 minutes

15

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

16

Remove plastic wrap from loaf

17

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes

18

Flip bread out of pan using hot pads; internal temperature should read 190 degrees F (88 degrees C)

19

Allow loaf to cool on wire rack before slicing