Trying to keep up with you

Nice job getting in the long run...now you can fully enjoy the bread you make (which sound great!). Do you cater? Could use the carbs for Ogden this weekend! ;)

Tell you what, if you do the Des News in July I'll be sure to get you some either at the pre-race pasta party or at the starting line. Good luck on Saturday!

Thanks! I will have to catch you some other time as my family will be in central Idaho camping during Des News.

Do you make whole wheat bread? I am not patient enough to go through a 3 day process for bread, but I would love to learn how to make it so when the stores are charging 10 bucks a loaf I know how to make my own.

Good job on the run, you listen well, this will descrease you chance for injury. Did you sign up for St. George?

Did not get in the St. George marathon! Two years in a row! Will do Top of Utah.

I do make a multigrain and a whole wheat bread, either as a baguette or sandwich loaf. I'll shoot you the recipes tonight if you want to give it a shot.

Man that stinks, although ToU is not bad and there should be a group running it. I'll try them althoug I don't have a bread mixer, but it sounds like you do everything by hand.

Josse,

I wish I could attach a file with the wheat bread recipe. Here it is:

Day 1:

Soaker

1 cup (4.25 oz) coarse whole-wheat flour (whole grain) or oats,corn,barley or rye.

3/4 cup of water, room temp.

Poolish

1.5 cups whole wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast

3/4 cup of water, room temp

Soaker: mix well and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Leave it at room temp until the next day.

Poolish: mix only until flour is hydrated. Should have the consistency of a thick pancake batter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temp for 2 to 4 hours, until the soaker begins to bumble. Place in frig overnight.

Day 2

Dough

2 cups (9 oz) whole wheat flour

1 1/3 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of instant yeast

2 tablespoons of honey

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 large egg (slightly beaten)

2 tablespoons of sesame seeds for garnish

Preparation:

One hour prior to preparing the final dough take the Poolish out of the frig to take off the chill. Stir together all of the dry ingredients (except the sesame seeds) then add the poolish, soaker, honey, egg, and oil.

Tip: place yeast and salt on opposite sides of the bowl prior to mixing the dry ingredients. Salt kills yeast if in direct contact.

Stir together until it forms a ball. Add water or flour if needed. Add flour to the counter top and remove dough from bowl. Begin kneading, again add flour or water if necessary, unti dough forms a firm and supple dough. This will take 10 to 15 minutes (good arm workout). The dough should be tacky but not sticky.

Lightly oil a large bowl and place dough in. Roll the dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 2 hours.

Divide loaves in two equal pieces and place in lightly oiled loaf pans. Mist tops with oil spray and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let stand (proof) for 90 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350. Mist tops of loaves with water (spray bottle works best) and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Bake loaves on middle rack in the oven for about 30 minutes than rotate 180 degrees and continue baking for 15 to 30 minutes longer. Loaves should be golden brown all around and have a hollow sound if thumped on the bottom. The interior of the loaves should register 185 to 190 degrees. Remove from oven and immediately remove from pans. Let cool on a cookie rack for 1 hour before slicing. I usually can't waite that long but give it a min of 15 minutes to cool.

It takes a while to make but it is better than any bakery or store bought wheat bread. You can sweeten it more by adding another tablespoon of honey if you like. Enjoy!

Thanks, I appreciate it.

My 6 year old son, Noah, has recently really gotten into baked bread. We (by we I mean my wife with some help from Noah) have started baking bread about every other day. He would probably enjoy a weekend where we just stayed home and baked bread (and maybe play Guitar Hero also).