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Recipe: Best honey whole-wheat bread

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  • Low sodium = no more than 140 mg of sodium per serving
  • Low fat = no more than 3 g of fat per serving

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Dietitian's tip: This is not a fast, easy recipe, but if you like to make nutritious bread, this is for you. Making good bread takes practice, so keep trying. Be sure to knead it long enough. Like most baked goods, this bread is great right out of the oven.
By Mayo Clinic staff
YIELD: 1 LOAF, SERVES 17 (1/2-INCH SLICE PER SERVING)

Ingredients

    1 cup dry rolled oats
    3 cups water
    3 cups whole-wheat flour
    3/4 cup soy flour
    3/4 cup ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
    3 tablespoons flaxseed
    3 tablespoons sesame seeds
    3 tablespoons poppy seeds
    4 1/4 tablespoons yeast
    1 tablespoon sea salt
    1 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1/2 cup honey
    1/4 cup olive oil
    About 5 cups unbleached white flour

Directions

In microwave-safe bowl, microwave dry rolled oats mixed with water to about 120 F to 130 F. In mixer bowl of a heavy stand mixer with dough hook, combine whole-wheat flour, soy flour, ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal, seeds, yeast and salt. Stir to mix. Add applesauce, honey and oil. Mix by hand. Add the hot rolled oats mixture. Mix by hand. When blended, start mixing with dough hook of mixer and continue for about 3 minutes. Slowly add white flour until dough comes away from sides of bowl and becomes smooth and elastic. Cover dough in bowl and place in a warm spot. Let rise until about double in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch dough down. Turn onto countertop. Divide evenly into 4 pieces. Shape into 4 loaves. Place in 2 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pans that have been generously sprayed with cooking spray. Cover and place in a warm spot. Allow to rise until nearly double in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes, or until tops of loaves are golden. Remove from pans and cool on rack.

Nutritional Analysis

(per serving)
Serving size: 1/2-inch slice
Calories91 Cholesterol0 mg
Protein3 g Sodium104 mg
Carbohydrate16 g Fiber2 g
Total fat2 g Potassium87 mg
Saturated fat0.4 g Calcium17 mg
Monounsaturated fat1 g   
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Source: This recipe is one of 400 recipes collected in the "Fix-It and Enjoy-It! Healthy Cookbook" published by Good Books and available at the MayoClinic.com Bookstore.

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April 15, 2009

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