Wild Rice and Oat Bran Bread

(from dennis.reb’s recipe box)

Categories: Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup(s) flour, bread
  • 1 package(s) active dry yeast
  • 1 cup(s) milk, fat-free
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup(s) flour, whole-wheat
  • 3/4 cup(s) rice, wild, well-drained and cooled
  • 1/3 cup(s) oat bran cooking spray

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of the bread flour and the yeast; set aside.

  2. In a small saucepan, heat and stir milk, honey, butter, and salt just until warm (120°F to 130°F) and butter almost melts.

  3. Add milk mixture to flour mixture.

  4. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of bowl constantly.

  5. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.

  6. Using a wooden spoon, stir in whole wheat flour, cooked wild rice, oat bran, and as much of the remaining bread flour as you can.

  7. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining bread flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 minutes total). Shape dough into a ball.

  8. Lightly coat a large bowl with nonstick cooking spray.

  9. Place dough in bowl, turning once to grease surface of dough.

  10. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).

  11. Punch down dough.

  12. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover; let rest for 10 minutes.

  13. Meanwhile, lightly coat an 8×4×2-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  14. Shape dough into a loaf by patting or rolling.

  15. To shape dough by patting, gently pat and pinch dough into a loaf shape, tucking edges beneath.

  16. To shape dough by rolling, on a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12×8-inch rectangle.

  17. Roll up starting from a short side.

  18. Seal seams with fingertips as you roll.

  19. Place shaped dough in prepared pan.

  20. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (about 30 minutes). Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F.

  21. Bake about 35 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped (if necessary to prevent overbrowning, cover loosely with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking).

  22. Immediately remove bread from pan.

  23. Cool on wire rack.

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