German Brown Bread
I've been making this bread for years and converted it to a bread machine recipe so long ago. Turns out this is exactly like the Cheesecake Factory bread. Who knew!
Equipment
- Bread Machine
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup bread flour plus 1/4-1/2more
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Add to Dry Ingredients
- 2 tsp quick rise yeast Instant
Optional Topping
- 2 Tbsp rolled oats for topping the dough if desired; optional
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- In a med bowl, combine all of your dry ingredients except for the yeast. Stir ingredients to distribute evenly.
- Get one cup of hot tap water and pour it into the bread machine bread pan. You want it a litte hot to the touch since it will cool off some once you pour it into the bread machine pan and add the other ingredients.
- Add honey, molasses, and olive oil. Don't worry about stirring. It will incorporate while the machine stirs.
- Grab your bowl of dry ingredients. Pour dry ingredients on top of your wet ingredients.
- Make a small well on top of your dry flour mixture and add your yeast.
- Select the dough setting and start your machine.
- When the kneading and rising have finished, transfer dough to a wooden board or counter. Shape into a loaf.
- Place dough in a greased loaf pan (ceramic or glass. Metal can cause undesirable browning). Cover with a clean flour sack towel and set aside in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
- Once your dough has risen, you can brush with egg white and top with oats if you so desire.
- Bake on middle rack of a 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until internal temp is 190°. Turn pan about halfway through the cooking time for even cooking. Turn out of pan and let cool for 30 minutes on it's side on a cooling rack.
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German Brown Bread
I've been making this bread for years and converted it to a bread machine recipe so long ago. Turns out this is exactly like the Cheesecake Factory bread. Who knew!
Servings: 1 loaf
Equipment
- Bread Machine
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup bread flour plus 1/4-1/2more
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Add to Dry Ingredients
- 2 tsp quick rise yeast Instant
Optional Topping
- 2 Tbsp rolled oats for topping the dough if desired; optional
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- In a med bowl, combine all of your dry ingredients except for the yeast. Stir ingredients to distribute evenly.
- Get one cup of hot tap water and pour it into the bread machine bread pan. You want it a litte hot to the touch since it will cool off some once you pour it into the bread machine pan and add the other ingredients.
- Add honey, molasses, and olive oil. Don't worry about stirring. It will incorporate while the machine stirs.
- Grab your bowl of dry ingredients. Pour dry ingredients on top of your wet ingredients.
- Make a small well on top of your dry flour mixture and add your yeast.
- Select the dough setting and start your machine.
- When the kneading and rising have finished, transfer dough to a wooden board or counter. Shape into a loaf.
- Place dough in a greased loaf pan (ceramic or glass. Metal can cause undesirable browning). Cover with a clean flour sack towel and set aside in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
- Once your dough has risen, you can brush with egg white and top with oats if you so desire.
- Bake on middle rack of a 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until internal temp is 190°. Turn pan about halfway through the cooking time for even cooking. Turn out of pan and let cool for 30 minutes on it's side on a cooling rack.
