Quick Whole Wheat Bread Using A Vitamix

Dough placed in pans

Using a Vitamix 5200 with dry-grinding cannister is a great way to add whole grains to your family's diet.  I've doubled the original recipe from the Vitamix Recipe Binder and made some modifications.

For 2 4X8 loaves

Grind 700 grams in a Vitamix dry-grind cannister and turn into flour (two batches, cool between batches).
Dump flour into a large mixing bowl.  Add 2 tbls of instant dry yeast, 2 tsp salt, 2 tbls honey, 1 cup of wheat gluten, 2 tbls olive oil.  Slowly add in 2 1/2 cups warm water and stir with a wooden spoon.

Dump out onto a flat surface and kneed until smooth.  Divide into 2 portions and place into 2 bread pans prepared with Pam spray.

Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about 1.5 hours or until the dough rises above rim by about 1/2 inch.

Dough rising above rim of pan after 1 and 1/2 hours

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Just sliced fresh bread

Bake loaves for about 35 minutes or until deep brown and sound hollow when rapped on the underside with knuckles.

loaves cooling on rack

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