Bread Machine Whole Grain

BREAD MACHINE WHOLE GRAIN BREAD 

When you make bread in a machine, you need to watch during the first mixing and make sure the bread forms a ball like this. Depending on the humidity where you live, you may need to add more water or flour (one tablespoon at a time) during this initial mixing.

Bread Machine Recipe for 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Oats, Bran, and Flaxseed Meal

(Makes one loaf, about 1.5 pounds, recipe created by Kalyn.)

Dry ingredients - Mix in bowl:

2 cups White Whole Wheat Flour

1 cup ground rolled oats (oatmeal ground in a food processor, or use 1 cup whole oatmeal)

1/3 cup wheat bran

2 T flaxseed meal

2 T vital wheat gluten

1 T dough enhancer

1 tsp. salt

Wet Ingredients and sweeteners - Mix in measuring cup:

1 1/3 cup lukewarm water

1 T olive oil

1 T agave nectar

2 tsp. brown sugar

2 tsp. yeast (I used Red Star Active Dry Yeast, not a special yeast for bread machines.)

Follow directions for your bread machine. In my Oster Bread Machine I put the liquid in first, followed by the dry ingredients I mixed in the bowl. Then I make a small well in the flour and put the yeast in that. I used the whole wheat setting on the machine.

Watch bread while it goes through the first mixing cycle, and if it doesn't form a ball you may need to add either more flour or water, 1 tablespoon at a time. The dough should make a firm ball and be only slightly sticky.