Multigrain High-Fiber Bread
The trick to maintaining the light texture of these
loaves is to keep the dough slightly sticky while kneading. Adding more flour than what's called for will
make your bread too dense.
Makes: 2 loaves, 12 slices each
1 cup old-fashioned
oats, uncooked
2 cups warm
water (105° F to 115° F)
2 packages active dry
yeast
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup Fibersure ®
1 cup whole-wheat
flour
1 cup stone-ground
rye flour
1/3 cup flax
seeds, ground
1/4 cup light
molasses
3 Tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 teaspoons
salt
2 3/4 cups all-purpose
flour (approx.)
1 cup pitted
prunes, coarsely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Meanwhile, in cup, combine 1/2 cup warm water,
yeast, and sugar; stir to dissolve. Let mixture stand until foamy, about 5
minutes.
3. In large bowl, with wooden spoon, stir oats,
yeast mixture, Fibersure,
whole-wheat flour, rye flour, ground flax seeds, molasses, oil, salt, and
remaining 1-1/2 cups warm water until smooth. Gradually stir in 2-1/2 cups
all-purpose flour. With hand, knead in bowl until dough comes together.
4. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and
knead until elastic and almost smooth, about 8 minutes, working in remaining
1/4 cup all-purpose flour while kneading (dough will be sticky). Knead in
prunes.
5. Shape dough into a ball; place in greased
large bowl, turning dough to grease top. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let
dough rise in warm place (80 degrees to 85 degrees F) until doubled in volume,
about 1 hour.
6. Punch down dough. Turn dough onto floured
surface; cut in half. Lightly sprinkle large cookie sheet (17" by
14") with flour. With hands, shape half of dough on 1 end of cookie sheet
to a 10" by 8" rectangle. Fold dough over lengthwise to make a
10" by 4" rectangle. Turn dough seam side down and pinch edges to
seal; shape into 11" by 4" loaf. Repeat with remaining dough on other
end of same cookie sheet.
7. Cover loaves loosely with greased plastic wrap
and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. With serrated
knife or single-edge razor, cut six 1/4-inch-deep diagonal slashes across top
of each loaf. Lightly dust tops of loaves with all-purpose flour. Bake until
loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when lightly tapped on bottom,
about 35 minutes. Transfer loaves to wire rack to cool.
Each serving: About 160 calories (17 percent calories
from fat), 4g protein, 30g carbohydrate, 3g total fat (0g saturated), 0mg
cholesterol, 225mg sodium, 6g fiber.
source: http://us.fibersure.com