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How to Make Homemade 12 Grain Bread

Author: Michelle Marine

Ingredients

  • 6 cups warm water between 120 and 130 degrees
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 8-10 cups freshly ground hard red wheat
  • 2 cups Bob's Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal
  • 1 cup sunflowers
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds
  • 1 heaping TBS REAL salt
  • 3 TBS SAF yeast
  • An additional 3-4 cups of of freshly ground hard red wheat flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Add wet ingredients to your mixer first. Then add dry ingredients, except the last 3-4 cups of flour.
  • Turn the mixer on SPEED 2 and add the last flour, one cup at a time, until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl and comes up from the bottom. The wetter the dough, the softer the bread, so stop adding flour once the sides of the bowl look clean while it's still mixing.
  • Knead on SPEED 2 FOR 4-5 minutes.
  • While the dough is kneading, grease 5 loaf pans and pour a bit of oil on a bread board.
  • Slightly oil your hands and turn the dough out onto bread board. Divide the dough into 5 equal loaves.
  • Shape loaves and place in the pans.
  • Then let dough rise until doubled, usually about 30-35 minutes. I put my loaf pans on my stove and cover with a towel.
  • Once the dough has doubled, bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, or until the inside temperature of the bread is 180 degrees.