Vegan Wheat Bread
Modified from recipe in February 2010 issue in Vegetarian Times
My first successful load of homemade sammich bread!!
Ingredients
- 4 1/4 cups unbleached whole wheat flour
- 1 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. rapid-rising yeast
- 2 1/2 Tbs. molasses
- 2 1/2 Tbs. vegetable oil
Directions
- Mix 2 cups warm water with oil and molasses in one bowl. In another bowl, Mix 4 cups flour, salt, and yeast. Combine 2 mixtures—stir vigorously until dough is slightly stiff. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise at room temp for 8-12 hours (first rise)
- Vigorously stir dough and scrape down sides. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup of flour to yield stiff but stirrable dough. Oil 9x5 inch loaf pan and transfer dough, smoothing surface with a spatula. Cut slash down center with sharp knife, then recover with plastic wrap oiled on side facing dough. Let rise at room temp 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours (I did 2 hours) for second rise.
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove plastic and place loaf in oven, reduce temperature to 400 degrees F, and bake, uncovered 30-35 minutes or until top is browned.
Cover with foil and bake an additional 20-25 mins or until toothpick test is clean. Bake 5 additional minutes to ensure bread is done. Cool 15 minutes in pan, unmold, and cool on wire wrack for an hour.
