Who can say no to high fiber?. Its benefits go beyond regularity to heart health. And guess what? You can make a great high fiber bread in your bread machine! Start to finish.
The ingredients are a bit ambitious, but you can find them in most grocery stores. A key process step is proofing the yeast. All you have to do is combine the first 3 ingredients in the bread pan and let them sit for 15 minutes before adding the other ingredients. This creates a good rise to this bread because of the low-gluten, high-fiber ingredients.
This bread is good with any meal either as a side to a robust dish with gravy or toasted at breakfast.
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup of water at 110 degrees F./43 degrees C. (An easy way to do this is to microwave the water for 45 seconds)
4 teaspoons of molasses
1 tablespoon of bread machine yeast or active dry yeast
2 2/3 cup of whole wheat flour
2/3 cup of bread flour
¾ cup of ground flax seed
½ cup of oat bran
1/3 cup of oatmeal
1/3 cup of amaranth seeds
1 teaspoon of salt
DIRECTIONS:
1Add the water, molasses and yeast to the bread pan and let sit for 15 minutes until the yeast begins to bubble.
2Add the remaining ingredients and select the wheat bread setting.
3When the rising cycle is complete and before the baking cycle begins top the dough with some flax seed and oatmeal.
4When done remove the loaf from the bread pan and let rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup of water at 110 degrees F./43 degrees C. (An easy way to do this is to microwave the water for 45 seconds)
4 teaspoons of molasses
1 tablespoon of bread machine yeast or active dry yeast
2 2/3 cup of whole wheat flour
2/3 cup of bread flour
¾ cup of ground flax seed
½ cup of oat bran
1/3 cup of oatmeal
1/3 cup of amaranth seeds
1 teaspoon of salt
Directions
DIRECTIONS:
1Add the water, molasses and yeast to the bread pan and let sit for 15 minutes until the yeast begins to bubble.
2Add the remaining ingredients and select the wheat bread setting.
3When the rising cycle is complete and before the baking cycle begins top the dough with some flax seed and oatmeal.
4When done remove the loaf from the bread pan and let rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
AuthorSteve Nubie
