Monday, August 2, 2010

Brot!!!


Ingredients:
4 cups white flour
2 cups whole flour
1 cup baker’s bran
1 cup oat bran
1/4 cup linseeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup oil
4 tablespoon salt
2-3 cups water (lukewarm)
4 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
4 tablespoons dry yeast

Add yeast and sugar to 1/2 cup of lukewarm water, mix and allow to sit until the yeast is activated and starts rising. Mix flour, bran, seeds, oil, vinegar, salt and the activated yeast with a wooden spoon and stir mixture. Slowly add water in little portions and keep stirring until the dough is just a little bit sticky (you may need to play around with adding bits of water and flour to get the right texture). Place some flour onto the counter and knead the dough for 8-10 minutes till it's smooth and elastic. Form the dough into 2-3 round or oval shaped pieces, place them on baking paper and let rise for 2-3 hours until the loaf is not quite doubled in size (in the oven at less than 50 degree). Bake at 220 degree until the bread looks like in the picture :-) (depending on the size of the loaf baking time is 30-60 minutes).