The Whole Earth Cracked Wheat Bread - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 2/3 cups water
1 1/2 cups cracked wheat
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons oil
2 packages yeast
2 1/2 cups glutinous flour or 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
3 cups whole wheat flour
Preparation
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Pour 2 cups boiling water over the cracked wheat. Add the honey reserving 1 teaspoon for later, salt and oil.
Cool.
Dissolve the yeast in 2/3 cup warm water and add the 1 teaspoon honey.
Combine with the cooled cracked wheat mixture. Add the flour and mix thoroughly.
Place in a buttered bowl and cover, let rise for 1 hour.
Punch down and let rise for another 30 minutes.
Punch down and turn out on a floured board.
Knead well.
Shape into 2 loaves and place in loaf pans.
Bake at 350 until golden brown.
Check after 30-40 minutes.
Check for doneness by tapping on bottom of loaf, if it sounds hollow, it's done. If not, bake for an additional 5-10 minutes.
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