Multi-grain Brown Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (or other vegetable oil)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup medium rye flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (medium coarse sea salt)
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, blend the milk, water, oil, honey, raisins and brown sugar.
• 2 put all dry ingredients into mixing bowl.
• 3 attach flat beater and mix for 30 seconds.
• 4 change to dough hook.
• 5 start mixer and slowly add milk blend. continue to mix until forms a dough ball on hook.
• 6 increase speed to 2 and knead for 2-4 minutes until smooth and satiny.
• 7 place in pre-oiled bowl and cover. allow to rise until doubled.
• 8 punch down and knead 3or4 times. shape and place in bread pan.
• 9 cover and allow to rise until at least 1" above edge of bread pan.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. cover top half way through with foil to prevent overbrowning of the crust.
• 11 allow to cool on wire rack before cutting.
• 12 bread machine
• 13 in a blender, blend the milk, water, oil, honey, raisins and brown sugar.
• 14 put this mixture, along with the remaining ingredients, into the pan of your bread machine.
• 15 program the machine for basic bread, light crust, and press start.
• 16 check the dough with about 10 minutes remaining in the final kneading cycle, and adjust the texture by adding flour or water as needed; the dough should be smooth and supple.