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If you like that dark bread they serve at The Cheesecake Factory,this is oh so very similar! I combined 3 different recipes
and did a few trial recipes before I got it right.
I know everyone's bread machine is a little different, so
you may have to tweak it a little for your machine.
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Dark Whole Wheat Bread
1 c milk
1 c water
3 T vegetable oil
2 T molasses
6 T brown sugar
1 t salt
2 c bread flour
1.5 c whole wheat flour
1 c rye flour
1/4 c corn meal
3 T cocoa
4 t vital wheat gluten
2.5 t rapid rise yeast
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Put ingredients in machine in order given.
When bread begins to rise, sprinkle with
a handful of oats.
After baking and while still hot, brush top with
soft butter and lay clean towel over to steam
and soften.
My settings were for 2 lbs., whole wheat,
and medium crust.
Yum!
I absolutely LOVE dark wheat...it looks wonderful! Now, can I put some apple butter on it for breakfast?
ReplyDeleteJill ~ that would be wonderful! This bread is rich and slightly sweet...you can't taste the rye at all. It was great toasted for breakfast! Pass the apple butter! Yum!
ReplyDeleteBetsy, I love wheat bread. There is a Big Sky bakery here that makes the best bread. Yum! I also bought a love of Flax Seed bread from Target not too long ago and it was really good too.
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks delicious. Lots of butter on the end piece would be my preference, if you please.
I do not like to cook, but I love to bake, so this I will try out for sure!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Betsy.;))
Oooh - thank you! What a lot of work, to combine all those recipes. I think I'll pick up some gluten today and try this tonight.
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Looks beautiful! My bread never comes out quite right, probably because I make too many substitutions. I am going to try this recipe and follow it to the letter!
ReplyDeleteThis bread looks incredible; as does the scrambled egg sandwich on the sidebar....Yummy....
ReplyDeletethank you for this interesting bread recipe...you are really an amazing cook and baker!
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment on my hair ~ photo taken 6 years ago there is a lot more gray!
I stopped and read your blog and looked at the photograph. I just wanted you to know. That looks delicious. I wonder if it makes people fat and happy?
ReplyDeleteWow you have esp!!!Husband and I ate out recently and they served the dark bread,,,he said, can you make this? I said well I would try if I had a recipe, Thanks Betsy....
ReplyDeleteSo here's the deal, and be prepared since you know how I sometimes am with recipes...
ReplyDeleteDid you ever have the dark brown bread they had at Lone Star? Is it like that? My kids loved that and the one Lone Star we found in Virginia served rolls. Ick!
I don't have a bread machine, so when I do twist my own arm and make bread, I do it with an easy recipe by hand. So now what do I do with your lovely recipe?
Kayren ~ I've never eaten at Lone Star, so I don't know! I do think this recipe would be fine without a bread machine. I would just use your mixer and then let it rise in a bread pan about 1 hour in a warm place and then bake 350 for 50 minutes or so.
ReplyDeleteYou could google the lone star bread and see if you can find a recipe. That's how my journey started with this kind!
That looks pretty yummy to me. I've never made bread (haven't got a bread maker) but my friend makes her own bread almost every day. CJ xx
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ReplyDeleteThat bread looks great! My hubby and I just ate at the Cheesecake factory this past weekend and we both loved that bread! Thanks for the recipe. Cindy
If you are going to keep using yeast often you really need to get one of these spoons. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/detail.jsp?id=7144
ReplyDeleteI love mine and wonder why they aren't more popular. The bread looks great! I might might need to bake some. I esp. love the bread machine's ability to help me out.
I love dark brown bread but have never made it before. I'll have to put my bread maker to work with your recipe!
ReplyDeleteBetsy, just wanted you to know that I bought rye flour, molasses and wheat gluten yesterday and made the bread for dinner! I loved it - and such a dense, big loaf - half of it is left. My husband like it as well, the girls - kind of (it's a bit odd for their unadventurous tastes!). Thank you so much for creating and sharing the recipe!
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girlsinwhitedresses~ I'm so glad you liked it! yea!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...this looks a lot like the brown bread that was served with soups and stews in Ireland. It was so good.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a bread machine so I'm happy you gave the directions to Kayren on how to make it without.
I just made your bread to the letter and it turned out awesome. I love the butter addition. Most bread makers make it just a bit too crunchy, but the butter softens it up and it is really good. Both my little kids are devouring it as I write. Thanks for posting it!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for letting me know! Yum! I haven't made this in ages...now I'm hungry for it!
ReplyDeleteI made this bread twice, and both times it caved in during baking. Still tastes good. But I have made lots of other breads in my bread machine and never had them cave in. What do you suggest I do to alter this recipe so that it doesn't rise SO high then cave down creating a giant dent in the loaf?
ReplyDeleteI've made this bread twice and both times it came out with a giant dent in the middle. I think it rose so high, then went concave. What can I do to alter this recipe so that I don't end up with another sunken in load of bread? This has never happened with my bread machine before using other recipes... Thanks for any tips here!
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