Healthy and filled with fibre this wheat bran bread is easy to make and taste absolutely delicious.

Wheat Bran Bread Recipe

I never thought bran bread would turn out this beautiful. Loved the porous texture. I loved the chewiness of the bread, i feel really healthy when i eat this.

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About Wheat Bran Bread Recipe

I never thought bran bread would turn out this beautiful. Loved the porous texture. I loved the chewiness of the bread, i feel really healthy when i eat this.

Bread is a staple food that is typically baked from a dough of flour and water. It has been an important part of many cultures; diets throughout recorded history and around the world. Bread, particularly wholemeal bread, is a good source of dietary
fibre, which helps to keep our digestive system healthy, regulates blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and keeps us feeling fuller for longer.

This bread was my experiment, i just measured my own ingredients and baked this. Just look at those texture, very porous and spongy like. Seeing the dough too sticky I thought this bread would be a disaster, but to my surprise it turned out to be perfection. Now this recipe is going to be in my repitore. Going to enjoy this for a few days.

Ingredients for Wheat Bran Bread Recipe :

Wheat Bran:
Wheat bran tastes sweet and nutty. It can be used to give bread, muffins, and other baked goods texture and flavour. Wheat bran is the protective outer shell of the wheat kernel that is removed during milling.

Honey :
Honey has been used for centuries in baking and bread baking because it adds moisture to the dough or batter. When used properly, the sugars in it can aid yeast growth.

Dry Yeast :
Most bread recipes call for active dry yeast when made at home. This yeast looks like small, tan granules the size of poppy seeds when it comes out of the package. The yeast has a long shelf life in this state if stored in a cool, dry place.

This is so easy to make as well and it makes the perfect toast or taste just delicious when spread with some jam or preserves over it when sliced fresh from the loaf.

How to Make Bran bread

Take yeast in a bowl, add in ¼ cup of warm water, add in honey and let it sit for 5 mins.
Now take wheat bran in a bowl, add in the remaining warm water and mix well. Let it sit for 5 mins.
Add in oil, yeast water, wheat flour, 2 cups of all purpose flour and mix well. Give it a good mix. The dough will be very sticky.
Now cover this with a plate and let it rest somewhere warm till it doubles in size, atleast 1 hour.
After it has risen, add in remaining 1.5 cup of flour and knead well. you can use a ladle and mix it very very well. This develops the gluten. The dough will be still sticky but little elastic.
Now oil a loaf pan really well, spoon the dough in it and smooth the top.
Now let it rest for 30 to 45 mins in a warm place.
During the last 10 mins of rising. Preheat oven to 200 degree C.
Now place the pan into the oven and bake for 15 mins in 200 degree C. After that reduce the temp to 180 degree C and bake for 20 to 25 mins further.
Now remove it and remove the loaf from pan.,let it cool on a wire rack.
Once it is cooled, slice and serve.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

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Bran Bread Step by Step

I used both all purpose flour and wheat flour

take yeast in a bowl

add ¼ cup of warm water

add honey

let it activate

take wheat bran in a bowl

add remaining 1 ¾ cup of warm water

mix well and let it rest for 5 mins

add oil

add salt

mix well

add in yeast water

mix well

add in both the flour

mix well..the dough will be almost like a thick batter

now let it rise for 1 hour

this is how it looks

add in remaining flour

knead well, i used my ladle and gave a good mix

this activated the gluten

now spoon this into the pan and smooth the top

now it risen..bake till done

it is baked

remove to a cooling rack and let it cool

slice and serve

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is bread called bread?

Some say the word bread comes from an older root related to brewing, in reference to the rising action of the yeast, but its more likely to have come from a root related to breaking things up into small pieces.

What is wheat bran?

The bran is the hard outer layer of the wheat kernel that is high in nutrients and fibre. The bran is removed from the wheat kernel during the milling process and becomes a byproduct. Wheat bran tastes sweet and nutty.

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Lucky

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Hi Dear... Nice recipe... But can I jus use only wheat flour.. Or any other tweaks are required

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- Aarthi
  
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  All purpose flour gives nice texture
  
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Preeti gupta

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Can i make this in pressure cooker? Which brand of yeast u use? Plz suggest some good brands of yeast online.

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- Aarthi
  
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  not sure about cooker methood
  
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- Vanessa watson
  
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  Hi this recipe sounds delicious! Just wondering if the 180g wheat flour you are referring to is wholewheat flour?? Thankyou.
  
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Sudha Shekar

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Hi Aarthi
Thanks for the recipe. I made it today. It is yum. I halved the quantity as I have blundered lot of them before. I would like to mention that my mother in law also liked it. Thank you. Sudha

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Sudha Shekar

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Hi Aarthi
Thank you for the recipe. I made it today and I am so excited to share the results. It came out real cool. I halved the recipe as I was not sure I could make a good bread. I have tried many times and produced disasters only. I served some hot bread to my MIL and she loved it. Thank you sooooooooooo much for the recipe.

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- Ernie
  
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  Had left over whole wheat flour and bran in fridge. Found your recipe. Was great. Your instructions and descriptions were perfect. All was just as you said.
  
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Mary

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Hi.. Sorry, I have no idea what t is wheat bran... Is wheat bra mn n wheat flour is two different flours????... N you using all purpose flour too.... So all 3 kinds of flour??? Please clarify... Tq

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- Aarthi
  
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  yes wheat bran is the husk from wheat. it is available in amazon
  
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Betty

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Hi. Just found this recipe. Did you use coarse or fine wheat bran? From the pic it looks like fine bran. Just want to make sure which type to use. Thanks

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Lou

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What is maida in the recipe?

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- Aarthi
  
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  it is all purpose flour
  
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Terrence

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Hi - is it a problem if this is left to rise for up to 4 hours? I am referring to the first rise after combining the yeast water and flour.

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- Aarthi
  
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  yes long rise will eventually deactivate the yeast and reduces the rising capablity of the yeast which in turn makes the bread dense.
  
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Anna

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I love the flavor of bread with wheat bran in it....can I do this in a bread machine?

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