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Cracked Wheat Bread

This bread has long been one of my favorite homemade yeast bread recipes.
  • 1/2 cup cracked wheat -- fine
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1/3 cup warm water -- 100-110 deg.
  • 1/4 cup butter -- softened
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour







Cook the cracked wheat in the boiling water about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking until all the water is absorbed. Dissolve the yeast in the 1/3 cup lukewarm water in a large mixing bowl and let proof. Stir the butter, salt, molasses, honey, and milk into the cooked cracked wheat. Cool to lukewarm, then add to the yeast mixture. With a large spoon or with one hand, start stirring in the flours, 1 cup at a time.
When the dough is stiff enough to work, turn out on a floured board and knead a good 10 to 12 minutes, working in a little of the remaining flour as necessary. When smooth and elastic, shape into a ball and put in a buttered bowl, turning to coat with butter. Cover, place in a warm, draft-free spot, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and shape into two loaves.
Put in well-buttered 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans, cover, and let rise again until doubled in bulk, or until the dough reaches the tops of the pans.
Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped on top and bottom. Cool on racks. Makes 2 loaves.
From "Beard on Bread" by James Beard.



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