My new favorite bread!

I made a new whole wheat bread, Pecan Wheat, this afternoon and it's my new favorite. It was so good and the crust had a nice crispness. I made the bread in my bread machine as directed using the walnuts. I made one regular sized loaf and 4 little personal loaves. You can find the recipe here.

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/recipe.jsp?recipe_id=R140

Harvest Grains Bread

This bread is one of my faves from King Arthur but I made some significant changes. I played with it to remove the powdered milk, reduce the fat, and then added some oatmeal. The oatmeal makes the bread thicker but tender.

Here is the link to the King Arther recipe and below is what went into the bread machine!
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/recipe.jsp?recipe_id=R381

My version! And I liked it- it will be a repeater although I might try adding a bit more of the Harvest Seeds Blend next time to see how that goes.

1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon veggie oil
2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup bread flour
1 tablespoon bread dough enhancer
1/2 cup Harvest Grains Seed Blend (sold by King Arthur)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons SAF yeast

Place the ingredients in the order rec by your bread machine manufacturer. Select dough cycle. After about 1 hr 20 min and the beep, remove the dough and shape it to fit into a bread pan. Let rise until doubled and then bake at 350F for about 35-40 min. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Polenta-Sunflower-Millet Bread

This made a very soft yet crunchy bread- I loved it. The maple syrup (replacement for the honey) added sweetness without being too maple-ly. I didn't miss the honey.

Polenta-Sunflower-Millet Bread
The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensberger

2-pound loaf

1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons sunflower seed oil

3 1/4 cups bread flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup polenta
1/4 cup whole raw millet
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons gluten
2 teaspoons salt

2 1/2 teaspoons SAF yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast

Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions.
Set crust on medium and program for the Basic or Whole Wheat cycle; press start. (This recipe may be made using the Delay Timer.)

When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

My notes:
I used maple syrup instead of honey.
I used Hodgson Mill cornmeal instead of polenta- I had it and it seems to have a coarser grain.
I made the 2 pound recipe but set the machine to dough. Then I removed the dough and divided it between two loaf pans, let it rise for about 30 minutes or so and then baked it in a 350F oven for about 30 min or so. The 30 is a rough guess- it could have been closer to 45. My kitchen was very warm this day and it was closer to 30 min for the rise in the pans.