Multigrain Bread Recipe (Homemade, Soft Like Regular Bread)
Multigrain Bread Recipe, Making bread at home is something many of us want to try, especially to provide healthy options to our family and kids. After testing and tweaking this recipe several times, I’m excited to finally share the simple, healthy and delicious multigrain bread recipe that you can bake easily at home. This loaf is perfect for toasting with spreads, making sandwiches or can be enjoyed simply as a snack.
Equipment
standard loaf pan
Mixing Bowl
Electric Beater with dough hook or Stand mixer
Oven or OTG
Ingredients
For Soaking Multigrain Cereal
- ¾ cup Multigrain Cereal Mix (Hot Cereal)
- 1 cup Hot Water 240 ml
- ½ cup Hot Milk
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- 1½ teaspoon Dry Yeast
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour 120 grams
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida) 240 grams
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
For Topping
- 1 medium Egg for egg wash or use milk
- 1 tablespoon Oats
- 1 teaspoon Flax Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Sunflower Seeds
Instructions
- Soften cereal - Take cereal mix, hot water and hot milk in the bowl of the stand mixer or regular bowl. Mix once and set aside for 30 minutes so the cereal can soften. Meanwhile the milk and water will cool to luke warm.
- Activate Yeast - Once it has softened. Touch and see whether the milk and water has cooled to luke warm temperature. Once it is cooled, add in honey and yeast and set aside so the yeast can activate. It will get foamy and bubbly.
- Make Dough - Now add in plain flour, whole wheat flour, salt into this mixture. Add in oil into the flour and place this on the stand mixer and let it knead for 8 to 10 minutes until it comes together to a soft and tacky dough. If you don't have a stand mixer, you can knead this using an electric beater with a dough hook or use hands.
- First proof - Once the dough is kneaded enough. transfer this to a greased bowl. Cover with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour until it is doubled in size.
- Shaping Loaf - once risen, punch out the air and trasnfer to a work surface. Degas the dough and shape it into a rectangle. Now roll it gently and form into a tight log like. Seal the edges.
- Second Rise - Now place this into a greased loaf pan. Cover loosely and set aside somewhere warm so the loaf rises. It should rise and come just above the loaf pan. During the last 15 minutes of the rising time, preheat oven to 180 degree C (360 degree F).
- Egg wash - once risen, brush top generously with egg wash. Sprinkle top generously with oats, flax seeds, sunflower seeds.
- Baking Loaf - Bake in a preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove it from oven and let it cool down for 10 minutes. Once cooled, Remove loaf from oven and cool it completely on a wire rack. Slice and serve.