Cracked Wheat Sourdough Bread

Submitted by startnover

"Love the nutty flavor and texture of this bread."

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 3 loaves

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup cracked wheat
• 1 cup hot water
• 1⁄4 cup melted margarine
• 1 egg (this can be left out to make it an egg free product) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 3⁄4 cup nonfat milk
• 1⁄2 cup golden flax seed
• 1⁄2 cup raw sunflower seeds (optional)
• 2 1⁄2 cups proofed sourdough starter
• 2 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 1⁄2 - 4 cups white flour

directions

1. In a medium bowl place the cracked wheat and pour the hot water over it, let sit.
2. In your mixer place margarine, milk, salt, egg, molasses, honey, flax seeds, and sunflower seeds. Pour in wheat mixture when it reaches lukewarm temperature.
3. Pour in starter and mix well.
4. Starting with wheat flour mix in flour one cup at a time. Mixing well after each addition. You may only need 3-1/2 cups of the white flour.
5. Mix for about 10 minutes to allow the wheat flour to develop.
6. Transfer to a well greased bowl and let rise 1-1/2 hours.
7. Punch down, let rise 1 hours.
8. Divide into three loaves and let rise till doubled.
9. Bake at 350 for about 40-45 minutes, tops will be brown.
10. Thump bottoms of loaves and if they sound hollow they are done.
11. Place on racks to cool.