Peasant Bread
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 packages yeast, active dry
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups rye flour
- 1/2 cup bran flakes cereal whole
- 13 cup cornmeal yellow
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- In a large mixer bowl combine 2 cups of the all-purpose flour and the yeast.
- In saucepan heat water, molasses, oil, and salt just until warm (115 to 120 degrees); stir constantly.
- Add to flour mixture.
- beat at low speed of electric mixer 1/2 minute, scraping bowl.
- Beat 3 minutes at high speed.
- Stir in rye flour, bran, cornmeal, caraway, and as much remaining all-purpose flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
- Turn out onto lightly floured surface.
- Knead in enough remaining all-purpose flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
- Shape into a ball.
- Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease surface.
- Cover; let rise in a warm place until double (1 to 1 1/4 hours).
- Punch down; turn out onto floured surface.
- Divide in half.
- Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
- Shape into 2 loaves; place in 2 greased 8x4x2" loaf pans.
- Cover; let rise until nearly double (30 to 45 minutes).
- Bake in a 375 degree F oven 35 to 40 minutes or until the bread is done.
- Cool on wire rack.
flour, yeast, water, molasses, vegetable oil, salt, rye flour, bran flakes cereal, cornmeal yellow, caraway seeds
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/peasant-bread-37314 (may not work)