Whole Wheat Bread - Debbiedoos Magazine Copy Cat Challenge

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no affiliation with Southern Living Magazine.)

Debbie at Debbiedoos is having a magazine

copy cat challenge.

This entry comes from a photo class I

took to improve my food photography

skills.  (I am still working on that!)  The

photo class was from Nicole Hill Gerulat.

Nicole does some online classes and also

travels and does classes.  Last year she offered

a photo class in France (alas I couldn't go!)

We had to produce a magazine cover

using our photography and make it

look just like one of their real magazines

using copy and style.  I decided to

make a recipe and turn it into a

magazine cover.

This is my whole wheat bread recipe that is my

very favorite.  My kids used to say,

  "Make the whole wheat

bread that tastes like white!"

My mother used to bake bread every Saturday

and we would stand by her side, practicing

kneading and make little loaves.

Let me tell you, her whole wheat bread

was never that great, but she didn't have

the incredible wheat mills and mixers

that are available today.  That is part of

the secret of this bread.

I have a Grain Master Whisper Mill  

that I bought

from Bosch.  I think they sell a different one

now, but their mills are amazing and you can

make 100% whole wheat bread that is as light

and fluffy as bread made with half white.

My Favorite Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

In heavy duty mixer bowl place

3 heaping C. whole wheat flour

2 T. bread yeast (I use SAF)

1 T. dough enhancer (gluten - if you

can't find that use 1 egg white)

2 T. sugar

2 T. oil

1 tsp. salt

Add

scant 1 1/2 C. warm water.  

Let the mix knead with the bread dough hook

for about 5-10 minutes.  Cover and let rise until

double - about 1 1/2 hours.  Shape into a loaf

and let rise in a greased pan.

TRICK TO BREAD - get down on the eye level

of the bread pan.  The bread should have risen

about 1 to 1 1/2 inches (the size of your knuckle)

above the top of the pan.

Bake in a pre-heated oven for 30-40 minutes.

Remove from pan and let cool on a cooling rack.

I like to butter the top of the bread like my

mom used to.

 (Another shot without all of the pretend

magazine cover material.)

Can you tell the cool weather is here?  I am

baking breads again - my form of nesting!

I will be posting this at

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