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Question about Brian's Bread
Lil Lisa
25 posts
Jun 18, 2005
12:18 PM
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Hi Bryanna and everyone!
Last week I was making Brians Bread but I only made a 1/2 recipe but I did not half the yeast. Should have I cut the amount of yeast in 1/2 also?
Also the instructions say to make a "T" using a sharp and squirt with water. When I did that, the loaf fell. Any suggestions? I used a sharp paring knife instead of a razor. (did not have a razor).
BTW the bread is very tasty. It will be a staple in my house. No more buying bread from the store.
Thanks,
Rochelle
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1024 posts
Jun 18, 2005
5:44 PM
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Yes, you should halve the yeast, too. And your loaf must have fallen because you rose it a bit too much. It should spread a bit at the cut but not fall. Try rising it a little less next time-- it will rise further in the oven. good luck!
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Dori
249 posts
Jun 19, 2005
1:32 PM
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Is it possible to repost Brians's Bread, I had in somewhere once and I remember trying it sveral years ago with the sesame seeds coating it at the bottem of the pan (yum!) - I'd like to try it again.
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1030 posts
Jun 19, 2005
2:37 PM
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BRIAN'S BREAD makes 4 large loaves (soy-free) NEW
This is my husband’s recipe, our daily bread, and we love it. The sesame seeds at the bottom of the pan really make it delicious! It’s a crusty bread, too, and contains no sugar (yeast can feed off the starch in the flour).
5 c. very warm water
1 T. regular dry baking yeast
1/4 c. oil
2 T. salt
1 c. rolled oats
OPT: 1/2 c. wheat bran
7 c. wholewheat flour (hard wheat flour)
about 4 c. unbleached white flour, or until the dough pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl
raw hulled sesame seeds
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water for 5 minutes or so. Mix in a large bowl (or bowl of a heavy-duty mixer that can handle 4 loaves, like a Bosch) with the wholewheat flour, bran, oats, salt and oil. Mix briefly, then mix or knead in the unbleached flour.
Knead in heavy-duty bread machine or by hand 8-10 minutes. (If kneading by hand, use as little flour as possible. Use a little oil on your hands and the kneading surface, if necessary.) Transfer to a large oiled bowl, oil top, cover with plastic and let rise for about 1 and 1/2-2 hours. Punch down and let rise about another 1-1 and 1/2 hours. Shape into 4 even loaves and place in dark 8x4and1/2" loaf pans, bottoms sprinkled generously with raw hulled sesame seeds. Cover and let rise about 30-45 minutes, or til well-rounded over the tops of the pans.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Just before baking, slash the loaves in a cross with a razor blade and squirt loaves with water. Place the loaves in the middle of the oven. Bake 5 minutes, then turn heat down to about 350 degrees F and bake about 20-25 minutes (18 in a convection oven) more, or until loaves are golden brown and crusty. Remove from pans and cool on racks.
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"To look like a goddess, eat like a peasant." Karen Andres
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Lil Lisa
26 posts
Jun 19, 2005
3:23 PM
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Thanks Bryanna!
I will try your suggestions. What you said makes perfect sense. I am still a novice at bread making. Thank you for your help!
Rochelle
BTW -- your hamburgur bun recipe is great also. I make these for my husbands lunch. He has them with bean burgers. He really likes them!
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