Pain De Mie (Pullman Bread)
- 1 2/3 cups milk
- 6 tablespoons oil (I use olive oil)
- 2 teaspoons salt (sea salt if available)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons rounded yeast
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 3/4 cups unbleached white flour
- Combine milk, yeast and 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour.
- Beat and let proof 1 hour.
- De gas and add oil, salt, sugar, 2 cups white flour.
- Work in bowl until dough forms a ball.
- Knead adding white flour as necessary until dough is smooth and a bit moist.
- Let dough rise in oiled bowl 1-1 1/2 hours .
- De gas.
- Let rest 10 min.
- Shape dough to fit a Pain de Mie pan with lid, or use a large bread pan.
- Cover and let rise to 1/2 inch from top of pan, approx 30-45 min.
- Cover with lid, or cover a bread pan with waxed paper and put a weighted cookie sheet on the pan.
- Let stand 10 min.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pain de Mie lid must be on the pan when in the oven, but remove cookie sheet from other bread pan.
- Bake 25 min.
- Remove Pain de Mie lid and let bake 10 more min.
- Put pan on wire rack to cool for 10 min.
- Turn bread out.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- The loaf in the Pain de Mie pan should be flat on six sides.
- Perfect for sandwiches.
milk, oil, salt, sugar, rounded yeast, whole wheat flour, unbleached white flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pain-de-mie-pullman-bread-9031 (may not work)