Baking your own homemade bread is kind of a homesteader’s right of passage. Like a gardener harvesting their first vegetable. Find out the homemade 9 grain bread recipe we use each week on the homestead!
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9 Grain Bread Recipe
This is my husband’s recipe that he bakes each week. I know you are busy and want to get stuck into baking so here are the ingredients you need:
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 1/2 tbsp melted butter or canola oil
- 4 tbsp runny honey
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup crushed multigrain cereal
- 1/2 cup oats
- 3 tsp dried yeast
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
A local store carries bags of crushed 9 grains that we use to make this bread but, Bob’s Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal
Use local wildflower or clover honey or try raising bees yourself!
9 Grain Bread Directions
Combine oats and multigrain cereal in a bowl with the boiling water. Stir and cover for 45 mins to form a porridge.
In a separate bowl, stir to combine wheat flour and all-purpose flour with the salt and yeast.
When the porridge is at 100°F to 120°F, mix in the melted butter and honey. Stir in flour mixture.
Mix until a dough forms and cleans the sides of the bowl.
Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead by folding the ends into the middle and turning 25 to 30 times.
Place into a large greased bowl and allow to rise for 1 hour.
Knockdown the dough and separate into 2 loaves. Roll out each dough pile and shape into loaves and place in a greased loaf tin or loaf pan.
Allow dough to rise for 1 hour.
Beat the egg then brush over the tops of the loaves. Sprinkle tops with oats or crushed grains.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place loaves into the oven and bake for 50 mins to an hour until golden brown on top. Allow to cool in the loaf tin for 30 mins then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Tips for making 9 grain bread
To speed things up a bit, we use a KitchenAid Stand Mixer with dough hook
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Cover the rising dough with plastic wrap, a clean food-safe plastic bag or a wet tea towel to keep the dough moist.
If honey has crystallized, warm it up by placing the jar in a bowl of hot water.
Making bread is an art and the more you practice making it, the better you will get at making it! Come on over to the Facebook group and show off your bread!
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