Sprouted Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm filtered water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2-4 tsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 6-7 cups sprouted whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeast
- 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
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Instructions
- Measure ingredients into bowl, liquids first, then dry ingredients, using only half the flour and adding yeast last.
- Mix gently until the flour is moistened. Continue mixing, adding flour until the dough comes away from the sides and bottom of bowl.
- Knead according to your machine directions (8–10 minutes if kneading by hand).
- Check thoroughness of kneading using the window pane test (see March newsletter). Knead more if needed.
- Divide dough into portions and deflate
- Shape into loaves or rolls and place in greased pans.
- Let rise until doubled or 1" above pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until 190 degrees internal temperature.
- Cool on racks.
- Slice after 15 minutes, store or freeze after 3–5 hours.
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Emily’s Mom’s Sticky Buns
Ingredients
Preparing the topping
- 1/2 butter, melted
- 1 cup muscovado sugar
- 1/2 cup maple sugar
- 1/2 cup crispy pecans or 1 1/2 cups shredded organic coconut (or combination)
Making the dough
- 5 1/2-6 1/2 cups organic sprouted wheat flour (or combination sprouted wheat and spelt flour)
- 3/4 cup muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 3/4 tsp dry active yeast (3 packets)
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup warm filtered water
- 3 pastured eggs
- 2 tbsp extra butter
- 1/2 cup coconut sap sugar or sucanat
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Instructions
- Butter 2 9" square or round pans
- Make topping: heat butter, sugar and maple syrup in a saucepan to dissolve sugar. Pour into 2 greased pans. Sprinkle with pecans and coconut.
- Make dough: mix 1 ¼ cups flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Add soft butter using mixer. Gradually add water and beat 2 minutes on medium. Add eggs with ¼ cup flour and beat 2 minutes on high.
- Add remaining flour to dough; knead 8-10 minutes. Half dough.
- Lightly flour surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to approximately 9"x14" rectangle.
- Brush on half of extra butter and sprinkle on coconut sap sugar.
- Roll from short end to get tube 9" long. Cut into 1" buns.
- Place buns into pans close together with sides touching. Let rise about 2 hours – keep warm and covered.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20–25 minutes.
- Invert onto plate immediately upon removing from oven. Apply all yummy goo to buns that might have stuck to the pans.
Recipe Notes
Note: Sometimes topping overflows in oven; but beware putting bun pans on another surface as this takes away heat from the tops of the buns. Place a drip pan on lower rack instead.
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