âEveryday Breadâ (60% Whole Wheat)
âEveryday Breadâ (60% Whole Wheat) This is the same recipe listed in the new King Arthur's âBig Book of Bread' on page 129. Total dough: 743 grams Total flour: 376 grams - 60%, 226 g, Whole wheat flour - 40%, 150 g, AP flour - 75.4%, 284 g, milk - 7.4%, 28 g, butter - 11%, 42 g, honey - 1.9%, 7 g, salt - 1.6%, 6 g, instant yeast. Baked in an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2", standard loaf pan. Method: 1. Mix all ingredients and let them rest for 15 min. To hydrate & soften the bran. 2. Transfer the dough to a wet surface and knead or slap & fold until a tacky, springy dough forms 3. Proof until doubled about 1hour. 4. Shape and place in the loaf pan. Top with wheat germ if desired. 5. Let rise until the loaf crowns about 1" over the edge of the pan, 1 1/2 hours.âŻâŻâŻ 6. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 min. One loaf is made using King Arthurâs âGolden Wheat Flourâ and the other their âWhole Wheat Flourâ. âWhole Wheat Flourâ is made from hard red spring or winter wheat. âGolden Wheat Flourâ is made from a different variety of wheat. Itâs made with whole hard white spring or winter wheat, resulting in a paler color, and its taste is milder. It also has more extensibility than regular whole wheat flour, meaning it can stretch and form a dough more easily due to its milder bran particles, which interfere less with gluten development, resulting in a dough with better elasticity and less density compared to traditional whole wheat flour. It makes for a âLess Dense Loafâ. Both loaves were made exactly the same except for the variety of whole wheat flour. In the pictures, the loaf and the crumb on the right are made with the âGolden Wheat Flour.' Notice the increased volume of the loaf on the right. What is âWhole Grainâ? If we think of a grain of wheat as an egg, - The outer hard shell is the 'Branâ. - The inner yolk, which is the most nutrient-rich part, is the âGermâ. - The egg white that can be whipped up into an airy meringue is the âEndospermâ. We get âWhole Grainâ flour by milling the âWhole Grainâ of wheat, including all three parts.