Whole Wheat Bread

Name: Whole Wheat Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Manitoba flour 2 cups; Water 0.4 cup; Fresh brewer's yeast ½ tsp; Whole grain flour 1 ¼ cup; Type 2 flour 1 ¼ cup; Fine salt 2 tsp; Water 1.1 cups; Malt 1 tsp

489.7

Calories per serving

Lactose Free
Vegetarian

Energy Kcal 489.7
Carbohydrates g 103.5
of which sugars g 2.5
Protein g 15.6
Fats g 1.5
of which saturated fat g 0.2
Cholesterol mg 5
Sodium mg 485

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Serving: 6 persone
Cost: Low
Note plus rising time (33 hours)

PRESENTATION

Whole wheat bread is a rustic, rich, and hearty bread. Its preparation is simple, but only by respecting the resting and maturation times will you get a fragrant bread, with a well-developed crumb and a crunchy crust.
A leavened product perfect for enriching the bread basket, perhaps together with a tasty spelt focaccia, and for making a delicious scarpetta during meals... but if slightly toasted and sprinkled with jam, it will transform into a magnificent breakfast! Whole wheat bread, made with bran-rich flour, is an excellent substitute for white bread as it is very rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Preparing a fragrant loaf of whole wheat bread at home is really a piece of cake, discover with us how to do it and also dedicate yourself to other preparations for always different bread!

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INGREDIENTS

489.7

Calories per serving

Ingredients for the starter: Manitoba flour 2 cups (250 g); Water 0.4 cup (100 g); Fresh brewer's yeast ½ tsp (2 g)

for the dough: Whole grain flour 1 ¼ cup (150 g); Type 2 flour 1 ¼ cup (150 g); Fine salt 2 tsp (10 g); Water 1.1 cups (260 g); Malt 1 tsp

Preparation

How to prepare Whole Wheat Bread

To prepare the whole wheat bread, start with the biga. Pour the water and yeast into a container 1. Stir until dissolved. Now pour the flour into a bowl and add the dissolved yeast in the water 2. Knead quickly until the flour has absorbed the water 3.

You should not get a homogeneous mixture but coarse crumbs. Cover with plastic wrap 4 and let it mature for 10 hours at room temperature 5. At this point, take care of the dough. In a bowl, pour half of the water and the malt 6.

Add the crumbled biga 7 and start kneading to dissolve it. Then add the two flours: whole wheat 8 and type 2 9.

Add the salt 10 and start kneading 11. As soon as the ingredients are combined, add the water little by little 12.

When it begins to be homogeneous, continue kneading in this way: lift a flap of dough, bring it towards the center and continue this way, rotating the bowl at each fold. Once you have a smooth dough, transfer it to the surface and give some reinforcement folds, using a dough scraper. If it is too sticky, let the dough rest for 5 minutes before working it again. Shape it into a ball and transfer it back to the bowl 14, cover with plastic wrap 15 and let it rise for an hour at room temperature. Then put it in the fridge for 16 hours.

Take the dough out of the fridge 16 and in the meantime, line a bread basket with a cloth and sprinkle it with plenty of flour 17. Take the dough out of the bowl using a dough scraper 18 and transfer it to a lightly floured surface.

Spread out the dough 19, make some folds again, bringing the flaps to the center and then turn it over so the seam is in contact with the work surface, then shape it into a loaf 20. Put it in the basket, flipping the dough, so the seam is up and sprinkle with more flour 21.

Close the cloth to cover it 22 and let it rise for another 3 hours at room temperature until the dough reaches the edge of the bowl 23. Turn the loaf onto a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle again with a little flour 24.

Score the loaf with a sharp blade 25 and transfer it to a 9-inch pot previously heated in the oven for 30 minutes. Cover with a lid and bake at 480°F for 55 minutes, removing the lid after the first 30 minutes. Take the bread out of the oven 27 and let it cool completely before serving.

How to store

Whole wheat bread can be stored in a paper bag for 2 days.

Once baked, you can also freeze it in slices.

Tips

If you have a banneton or a proofing basket, you can use it instead of the bowl.

If you don't have a glass pot like ours, you can easily use a pot suitable for oven baking.

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