Bread is a weakness of mine. Many diets and health gurus tell us to stay away from it. Some others say just stay away from white bread. I tweaked my favorite bread recipe quite a bit to include two cups of bread flour, one and a half cups of whole wheat flour, and 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour.
The other ingredients are 1 and 3/8 water, 2 tsps yeast, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 tbsp sugar. That's all there is to this recipe and no matter what flour you use, it comes out good. One thing though, if you use whole wheat it seems to demand a bit more water. I guess that type of flour soaks it up more.
I also discovered one other thing. If you heat the oven up just a bit and put a pan of hot water in there with the dough, it rises beautifully.
Here's the result. It looks a bit lumpy because whole wheat and buckwheat flour is heartier and not as smooth as bread flour. I expect it to be a little more chewy but filling. Yum! Perfect for sandwiches, snacks (toasted with Nutella inside), or French toast. Let's eat!
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