DAY 94 RECIPE: WHOLE GRAIN BREAD

As I mentioned earlier, day 93 recipe was a failed experiment, so I am now posting the recipe for the experiment that turned out well:)
This seems as first glance to be a very time consuming adventure, but if you have a day where you will be kicking around mostly, it is not bad at all. The actual work you put into it is minimal. And you get a very tasty result!
Check it out!
DAY 94 RECIPE:

WHOLE GRAIN BREAD

INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup  Lukewarm water
1 Tsp  Sugar
2 & 1/4 tsp  Quick Rise Yeast

1 Egg
1/3 Cup Oil
1/2 Cup  Sugar
1 Tsp  Salt
3 Cups  Warm Water
1 Tbsp  White Vinegar
2 Tbsp Molasses
1/2 Cup  Oat Bran
1/2 Cup  Wheat Bran
4 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
4 Cups All Purpose Flour

DIRECTIONS:
In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1 cup of lukewarm water. Sprinkle yeast over top, cover loosely and set aside.
While yeast is rising, Lightly beat egg in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar, salt, and oil. Mix molasses into 3 cups warm water. Whisk into egg mixture. Add oat bran, wheat bran and 1 cup each of wheat flour and white flour. Mix until smooth, add vinegar and mix again.
 Now add yeast mixture, mix again. Start adding flour 1 cup at a time (alternating types of flours). Mix in with your hands. (Take off your rings! This is sticky and messy!) . Knead lightly, adding flour as you go. Sometimes you may not use as much flour as recipe calls for, but it should be pretty close. Dough should be SLIGHTLY tacky, but smooth. Pour a small amount of oil quickly around the outside edges of dough ball. Roll the dough in it to coat (there should not be anymore than 1 - 2 tbsp of oil here). Cover loosely and let rise in a warm (not hot) place for 1 hour. Punch dough down, reshape the ball, re cover and let rise 2 - 3 more hours. Punch down again, shape into loaves or buns and place in greased pans. Cover loosley and let rise one more hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

I would like to begin by wishing all those fabulous moms out there a Happy Mothers Day! I would also like to welcome a few new members to this wonderful club! Happy first mothers day Bonnie, Heather and Jenna!
In anticipation of mothers day, I thought yesterdays recipe would be something I would make for my mom:) She was recently banned (by her doctor) from eating white bread (finally). SO, I thought I would make a a little experimental Whole grain bread for her. I have a one standard recipe that I use for bread, it is wonderful and yummy and you can make about 1000 different variations of it. But for some reason I thought I would go with an entirely different recipe. It did not turn out well. So that recipe was DAY 93 RECIPE, I shall not include it, as it was yucky. No use having other people waste their time on it!
My kids and I took another shot at it today, using my standard recipe with a few new twists, so tonight I will post that recipe for all to share! Looking good already! Have a while to wait for it to finish rising, and then baking, so after it is all done I will try to take some photos and post them with it! There are also a few photos of my son (Riley) helping me out that I will also post!
Again Happy Mothers Day to all, I hope it is great for all of you!
Here are a few pix of my helpers helping me make bread this morning!

Riley :-)

Brooklyn :-)

Riley and Myself :-)