Hot cereal multi grain bread
I followed the recipe from America's Test Kitchen, sort of. I used a bit less salt. 2 1/2 tsp. and not 1 tlbs. Used 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds instead of 3/4 c. called for in recipe. I substituted Sir Lancelot for the all purpose flour. Weighed the cereal and flours, and water. (I had been relying on volume measures in the past). Followed recipe guidelines for mixing and kneading, and stuck to the minimum times in the ranges given, for 1st rise and proof. Baked at 375F. per recipe. The cereal, after boiling water was added, wanted to settle to the bottom of the mixing bowl, despite a few stirrings while it cooled. I used the Sir Lancelot flour to give myself an edge in gluten development.(anything will rise with that flour, I think) I used the smaller amt. of pumpkin seeds, thinking it would be fewer puncture points in the dough's envelope. The slightly smaller salt qty. was to lessen my sodium consumption mainly. The flavor didn't suffer from less salt. The bread smelled wonderfull as it baked yesterday, and when finally sliced it was as deliscious as it smellled. Nice open crumb, the shorter bake time, 35 min. was all it needed. I hope it comes as good when baked again. I think I could have used a different shaping method, as a few slices separated near the top. I followed their shaping suggestion in recipe. I am wondering if this recipe would work with all whole wheat flour, but have a feeling I would run into problems with the added cereal weight. I am happy with my first try. Thanks to all the contributors' helpful suggestions to a previous post, I was able t Ray