Cracked Wheat Bread Recipe

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Whole grains are an excellent source of fiber. This cracked wheat bread recipe combines cracked wheat, whole wheat flour, oats and wheat germ with bread flour to make a very healthy and tasty loaf of bread.

This bread recipe includes some additional ingredients to make it even more nutritious and yummy.

Ingredients:

1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cracked wheat
2 to 2 1/2 cups bread flour, divided
1 package active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons oil
1 egg, reserve 1/2 tablespoon egg white
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup wheat germ, optional

Directions:

In small bowl, pour boiling water over cracked wheat, stir and let stand 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 450°F.

In large mixer bowl, combine softened cracked wheat, 1 cup bread flour, yeast, salt, cottage cheese, honey, oil and egg. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in whole wheat flour, oats, wheat germ and enough bread flour to make a soft dough.

Turn dough out onto lightly floured board; knead 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough will be slightly sticky. Place in bowl coated with non-stick spray, turn to coat top of bread. Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch dough down. Shape into round loaf and place on a baking sheet coated with non-stick spray. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Brush loaf with reserved egg white. Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350°F and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped with fingers. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

Servings: one 2-pound loaf, approximately 36 1-ounce slices

Calories/Serving: 66

Nutrition: Each 1-ounce slice serving provides approximately: 66 calories, 3 g protein, 12 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 1 g fat (0 g saturated), 6 mg cholesterol, 21 mcg folate, 1 mg iron, 81 mg sodium.

Source: Courtesy of the Wheat Foods Council