buttermilk whole wheat bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered lecithin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 pinch vitamin c powder
• cooking spray

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• combine buttermilk, honey, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave in 30 second increments until temperature is just below 110 degrees f (43 degrees c).
• pour buttermilk mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer and add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, wheat gluten, yeast, lecithin, salt, ginger, and vitamin c powder; mix, using the dough hook attachment on low speed, until dough just holds together and sides of bowl are clean. let dough rest in bowl for 2 minutes; mix again with the dough hook attachment for 2 minutes more.
• remove dough from bowl and knead by hand on a work surface until dough is warm and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes.
• spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides with oil. spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray and cover bowl with sprayed-side down. let dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• gently deflate dough by pressing with your fingers and let rise 10 to 15 minutes more.
• turn dough a work surface and roll into an 8 1/2x11-inch rectangle. starting with the short end, roll dough tightly into a roll, pinching the seams shut. fold the ends underneath the loaf, pinching the edges to form a smooth top.
• spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and place loaf in the pan. cover dough loosely with the sprayed-plastic wrap. let dough rise 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the pan, 30 to 45 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). remove plastic wrap from loaf.
• bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. flip bread out of pan using hot pads; internal temperature should read 190 degrees f (88 degrees c). allow loaf to cool on wire rack before slicing.