Multigrain Loaf

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 1 loaf servings

Nutritional Info
Per slice: about	-
cal	219219 cal
pro	8 g8g pro
total fat	1 g1g total fat
sat. fat	00 sat. fat
carb	45 g45g carb
fibre	4 g4g fibre
chol	0 mg0mg chol
sodium	290 mg290mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	22 calcium
iron	1919 iron
vit C	22 vit C
folate	1111 folate

This loaf, with its lovely wheaty flavour, even crumb and rustic artisanal look, will make even novices into confirmed bread bakers. You do have to begin the day before to mix the flour, water and yeast starter, but all three loaves – multigrain, whole wheat and white – are worth it. For all three, we used Robin Hood Best for Bread flours.

Ingredients

4 cups multigrain bread flour 4 4cups cupsmultigrain bread flour
1 cup warm water 1 1cup cupwarm water
2 tbsp buckwheat honey 2 2tbsp tbspbuckwheat honey
1-1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspfine sea salt
Starter:
1 tsp granulated sugar 1 1tsp tspgranulated sugar
1 cup warm water 1 1cup cupwarm water
1-1/2 tsp active dry yeast 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspactive dry yeast
1 cup multigrain bread flour 1 1cup cupmultigrain bread flour
Topping:
1/2 tsp multigrain bread flour 1/2 1/2tsp tspmultigrain bread flour

Preparation

Starter: In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand until frothy, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour, stirring until mixture is consistency of thick pancake batter, about 2 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand in warm place until bubbly and puffy, and wheaty aroma develops, 8 to 12 hours.

Stir in 3-1/4 cups (800 mL) of the flour, warm water, honey and salt to make soft sticky dough.

Turn out onto generously floured surface; knead, dusting with as much of the remaining flour as necessary to prevent sticking, until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Form into ball; place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover dough with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

Grease 9- x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan; set aside.

Punch down dough. Shape into ball; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Press into 11- x 8-inch (28 x 20 cm) rectangle. Starting at short end, roll up into cylinder; pinch along bottom and ends to seal. Fit, seam side down, into prepared pan. Cover with clean tea towel and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

Topping: Dust top of loaf with flour. Slash top lengthwise down centre, starting and ending about 1 inch (2.5 cm) from edges of pan. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven until instant-read thermometer registers 215°F (102°C) and loaf is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool.

Additional information : Variations
Unbleached White Loaf: Replace multigrain bread flour with unbleached white bread flour. Replace buckwheat honey with mild liquid honey.

Whole Wheat Loaf: Replace multigrain bread flour with whole wheat bread flour.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: October 2008