Honey Wheat Brown Bread

Ingredients for Honey Wheat Brown Bread:

1. Lukewarm water – 1.5 cups

    Sugar – 1 big spoon

    Instant dry yeast – 2.25 small spoons

2. Maida – 2 cups

    Wheat flour – 1 ¾ cups

    Coco powder – 1 big spoon

    Instant coffee powder – 2 small spoons

    Salt – 1 small spoon

3. Butter softened – 2 big spoons

    Honey – ¼ cup

    Jaggery solution – 2 big spoons

4. Caramel colouring/Dark brown food colouring – Optional

5. Oats – A little

How to prepare Honey Wheat Brown Bread?

1. Mix ingredients no: 1 in a medium-sized bowl and allow it to rest for a while. It will foam and rise up.

2. In a hand mixer with paddle attachment, put ingredients no: 2 and beat well to mix the contents.

3. Add yeast mixture along with ingredients no: 3 and mix well.

4. If you are using food colour, add it at this stage. Add little by little while mixing the contents.

5. Beat the contents at medium speed. The batter should turn thick and sticky.

6. Remove paddle attachment and put in the dough hook.

7. Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes.

8. The dough will be slightly thicker than normal bread dough. It will be sticky too. Yet it won’t get stuck to the bowl while kneading the dough.

9. Transfer this dough to a big, greased bowl.

10. Cover it using a plastic wrap and allow to rest for 2 hours in a hot place. The dough will rise & double in volume.

11. Divide the dough into 6 equal parts.

12. Put each ball on a flat surface, and using fingers, make rectangular boxes with a diagonal length of 4 inches.

13. Fold 1/3^rd of its portion downwards and stick it towards the inner side using fingers.

14. Fold the lower portion upwards and seal again using fingers.

15. Continue the process for all six parts. Each minibag will have an approximate size of 6 inches in length and 2 inches in width.

16. Place these loaves in a baking sheet after putting butter paper. Provide distance between the loaves.

17. Using moist hands, gently grease the upper surface and spread some oats on top.

18. Cover the loaves loosely with plastic wrap and allow them to rest for another 60-90 minutes. It will become double-sized.

19. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and bake the loaves for 25-35 minutes. The upper part should turn soft while the inner portion of the loaves should be at 190 degrees Celsius.

20. Take the loaf out of the oven and keep it aside for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

21. Allow it to cool completely, and you can wrap it in plastic wrap. It won’t get damaged for the next 2 days.

22. Before you serve, heat it slightly in the oven. If you serve Honey Wheat Brown Bread the same day of preparation, it will be soft.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, April 29 – May 12, 2023

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