Bread Machine Makes Soaked Flour Whole Wheat Bread
by Steve Helmer
Bread machines can be used to make homemade bread from soaked flour or soaked grains. Let me explain how I make mine. First of all, bread machines are there for the laziest of us bread makers, but l like mine, so here's what l found works for me. First of all, let me share my recipe for making soaked flour 100% whole wheat bread with the bread machine. 3/4 cup water 3 1/2 cups fresh ground whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons wheat gluten 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons honey 3 1/2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt 6 1/4 teaspoons yeast Combine water, flour, gluten, olive oil, honey, and vinegar in bowl. Let those ingredients soak anywhere from 12 to 24 hours. After soaking, add salt and yeast. Make sure to put the salt in later, or it could decrease the benefits from soaking your flour. Put the entire mixture into the bread machine. Then follow directions of bread machine. This will produce a 100% whole wheat loaf that is 6 inches high by 4 1/2 inches wide. I prefer the taste of fresh ground flour baked loaves better. The choice is up to the baker. I have experimented quite a bit with these loaves, trying to find the right size, texture, and taste. The whole wheat, fresh ground, is still the best. I use only organic flour and all my ingredients are fully organic, except the yeast and salt. With heavy breads and when using the bread machine, especially if you are soaking them in apple cider vinegar for 12 to 24 hours, you need to make sure that the bread dough is fairly tacky, or stretchy. That is why l use 2 tablespoons of wheat gluten with my recipe - just to be on the safe side. l use more yeast and a little less salt than typical because I find this works best with the bread machines. I noticed that with the bread machine's baking bucket, it takes this larger amount of yeast to rise the bread large enough so it doesn't burn the loaf. The ratio I use for soaking my whole grain flour in the apple cider vinegar is about 1 cup of flour to 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. My bread machine is by "Black and Decker." Actually, the bread machine was a gift to my wife on our wedding day many years ago. It's still working very good! I hope this bread machine soaked flour bread recipe turns out well for you too.
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