Hearty Whole-grain Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1/4 cup instant coffee
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup cracked wheat
• 1/3 cup dry milk
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup walnut pieces
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rye flour or 1 cup long cooking oatmeal
• 2 1/2-3 cups bread flour

Recipe

• 1 stir water and yeast together and let set for a minute.
• 2 add everything up to the bread flour, plus 1 cup of the bread flour. beat by hand to combine, then use dough hooks and finish beating for 2 minutes.
• 3 add more of the bread flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until you have a nice, manageable dough.
• 4 turn out and knead for 2 minutes, then cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 5 knead until you have a smooth, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. put back in bowl and cover. let rise until doubled.
• 6 punch dough down and shape into 2 loaves. place in well greased pans (i use pam). let rise to the top of the pans.
• 7 with a very sharp knife, make two slashes about 1/2" deep on each loaf.
• 8 bake at 375 for 40 - 50 minutes.