Monday, December 5, 2011

Whole Wheat Sandwich Loaf

Posted by Delishhh / 14 comments » / Breads, Breakfasts, Desserts & Breads

During the winter months i love making bread – there is nothing as awesome as warm fresh bread out of the oven with some real butter on it.  This Whole Wheat Sandwich load fits that bill.  I have also found a favorite butter, i have always just bought European butter for my sandwiches but they were hard to find spreadable and now i have found this Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter softer tub, oh it’s so good.  Then a slice of some turkey and some hot mustard.  That is my type of sandwich.

I found this great bread recipe for the Secret Recipe Club “assignment!”  Every month you get a name of a blog and you need to choose ANY recipe from that blog and then blog about that recipe by a date.  It’s a secret because the blog owner does not know you are doing this until the reveal date.  My secret blog this month was Thru The Bugs On My Windshield which is written by Suz who lives in Texas and writes this great cute food blog.

This recipe tells you to put the loaves in a pan but i decided not too – therefore my bread is a little flatter bu i like to have them that way sometimes.

Whole Wheat Sandwich Loaf

Adapted from: Thru the Bugs on my Windshield

Yields: 2 loaves | Prep Time: 3 hours 15 minutes | Bake Time: 35 minutes

3 tsp (15 ml) active dry yeast
3 cups (680 ml) whole milk (3.25 per cent fat), warmed to a temperature of 97ºF (36ºF)
2 1/2 tsp (12.5 ml) salt
2 tsp (10 ml) butter, melted
5 1/3 cups (750g) whole wheat bread flour, + 1/2 cup (75g), for working the dough
2 tbsp (30 ml) butter, for the loaf pan

In a large mixing bowl or processor, combine the yeast and warm milk, and mix to dissolve. Mix in the salt and the melted butter.

Gradually sprinkle in the flour, switch to using the bread hook on your processor and mix slowly. If the dough becomes too thick to stir use knead it with your hands, for about 5 minutes, until you obtain smooth, homogenous dough that is soft and a little sticky.

Move it to a glass bowl that is buttered and cover it with a kitchen towel and let rest 30 minutes.

Knead the dough 20 strokes (still in the bowl), cover again, and let rest for 1.5 hour.

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, and divide in two. Form each half into a slightly oval ball. Butter your two loaf pans and transfer the dough to the bread pans. Cover and let rise in a draft-free area for 60 minutes, or until doubled in volume.

Fill a large baking pan with hot water (simmering is fine) and place in the oven. Preheat oven to 450ºF (240ºC).

Put the loaves in then oven and bake for 10 minutes. Do not open the oven door during this time. After 10 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 400ºF (200ºC) and continue baking for about 25 minutes, or until the loaves are nicely golden. Unmold and let cool on a rack.

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Posted by Delishhh on December 5, 2011
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14 Responses to “Whole Wheat Sandwich Loaf”

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    Suzanne — December 5, 2011 @ 10:29 am

    I’m so thrilled that I was your SRC assignment this month. Your bread looks wonderful. I loved the flavor of this bread. Now I’ve got to find some of that butter!

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    Lisa @ Sweet as Sugar Cookies — December 5, 2011 @ 11:53 am

    I totally agree with you. There is nothing so good as fresh bread during the wintertime and that loaf would be wonderful.

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    vianney — December 5, 2011 @ 10:12 pm

    I love fresh baked bread in the chilly days, your loaf is stunning! yummy!

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    Shelby — December 6, 2011 @ 1:29 am

    I love homemade bread – especially warm from the oven. My mom always would make 3 or 4 loaves at a time and us 3 kids would be standing around waiting and fighting over who would get the heel! We all loved the crispy crustiness of that first slice. :) We would have no problem devouring the whole loaf between us though if mom would have let us!

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    Rosa — December 6, 2011 @ 4:27 am

    A beautiful loaf! Whole wheat bread is so scrummy.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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    Deeba — December 6, 2011 @ 6:03 am

    Whole what in a loaf {or almost} looks to good to be true Ewa. Llove the thought of it being lavished with soft Irish butter. WOW!!

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    Oh, It's Just Perfect! — December 6, 2011 @ 6:07 am

    I LOVE making homemade bread and this recipe looks fantastic! Although, when I do make it, I end up eating most of it in one day, which is why I don’t make it very often :)

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    Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen — December 6, 2011 @ 8:58 pm

    Mmmm, I so agree with you. Warm homemade bread with butter is the best!

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    Nami | Just One Cookbook — December 7, 2011 @ 1:12 am

    I totally agree about the butter and checked your link – I use this butter but didn’t know there is spreadable! I must go find one… Butter on good bread. Gosh I can finish the whole loaf by myself without even doubting if I can eat it… Looks so good! I want to make bread but it’s just the whole process takes way too long and the commitment too while kids are around. But one day I’ll be making lots and lots of bread!!!

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    Paula — December 7, 2011 @ 1:42 am

    I couldn’t agree more and I would gladly have a slice of that bread right now it looks so very appetising.

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    Faith — December 7, 2011 @ 8:17 am

    The bread looks heavnly. I love how fresh it looks. Great job.

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    Magic of Spice — December 7, 2011 @ 4:26 pm

    Wonderful looking loafs…I like how you baked them round and flatter like that :)

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    Megan's Cookin' — December 8, 2011 @ 7:26 am

    I need to make me some bread, I’m getting the hankering. Looks like a great recipe and great pick. :)

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    Angie @ Bigbearswife — December 12, 2011 @ 11:04 am

    beautiful photo!

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