Showing posts with label wheat breads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wheat breads. Show all posts

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Hamburger Buns


These are the best wheat hamburger buns I have made, hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we have!

2 cups water (warm, 110˚)
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon lecithin, liquid type (can use 1 extra tablespoon oil, if you don't have lecithin)
small pinch of Vitamin C powder (add this if you are using the lecithin)
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons molasses
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups white flour
2 tablespoons flaxseeds
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons yeast (2 pkgs. yeast)
Mix yeast in with wheat flour. In large mixer using dough hook, add all the ingredients, except flours. Slowly add flours and mix until dough forms large ball. Finish kneeding on counter or pasty sheet, may need to add extra flour, for about 5 minutes. Put into oiled bowl and let rise until doubled. Punch down and roll into a rectangle. Cut with a 3 ½ inches circle cutter. I was able to cut out 14 hamburger buns. Put onto two greased cookie sheets, let rise. Put into preheated oven at 350˚ for about 20 minutes. Cool and cut in half for hamburger buns!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A Wheat Bread













I made some wheat bread with the wheat levain and decided to make some rolls, along with the bread. The bread was beautiful until I took it off the towel and put into the oven. Once that happened the bread sunk a bit.
But the rolls and bread tasted just fine. Here are the pics. A picture of the dough, ready for the 1st rising.
The rolls and bread rising, doesn't that look yummy. Then the finished rolls, some with buttered tops, some without. I've decided it didn't matter if there was butter or not. And the bread not as pretty, but tasted great!
Any hints on how to take the bread from the tea towel to the oven without falling?

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Whole Wheat Genzano Country Bread






This bread is great!!! I have been baking and searching for a good crunchy bread on the outside and delicious and soft on the inside. So far, this is it. I am so glad these loaves turned out, yummy!

The recipe comes from the book, “Local Breads”, by Daniel Leader. I love this book and have made about 4 of the recipes. I wish I could print the recipes on the blog but it would take too long. If you get a chance, check it out from your local library and see what you think!
Here are some of the pictures:
Picture 1 is the 'Biga Naturale', see the netting of the dough?
Picture 2 is the underneath side of the bowl, see the air pockets?
Picture 3 is the fermenting stage, with tiny bubbles on the top.
Picture 4 and 5 are the finished product, one round and one loaf style.