BREAD Challenge #17 - Vollkornbrot Bread

So I finally made some more bread for the HBin5 Challenge. The hard part about being behind is not the being behind part. It is the fact that we don't get to eat all this great bread because I am behind.

Anyway, I made the Vollkornbrot bread for the challenge and it was delicious. This is the type of bread I always imagined making when I thought of whole grain bread. It has actual whole grains in it. I must sound so ignorant but I have never bought a whole grain before. I have bought loads of whole wheat flour but never "whole wheat berries". They are so cute - are you allowed to call them cute? - and so nutritional - and so great in bread. I only let the bread dough wait 24 hours before baking. The grains were still a little stiff for my kids but my husband couldn't get enough of it. I think if I left the dough for another day it would be just right.

I also wanted to make Mesquite Bread too but I am having a bit of trouble finding mesquite flour. I found some at Whole Foods but it was $10 for a small bag. I wasn't up for that. I think there may be a better source at the Phoenix Farmers Market so I need to go visit the market soon.

I am hoping to make the Rosemary Baguette next!

Happy Baking and Eating!

Where has all the BREAD gone?

Well, the BREAD family has been busy traveling around for a few weeks. I think we drove over 2000 miles in 18 days, but had a great time visiting family and Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The Marvel Cave at SDC is a must see - just amazing.

Bread making has also been on vacation until yesterday when I made a batch of banana bread from HBin5. This is the new family favorite. A nice subtle banana flavor without all the sugar - in fact it only has a little honey - and no white sugar - and still used up all the very soft bananas we had left - gotta love that!

I need to catch up on all the BREAD Challenges. I am going to try and make the broccoli and cheddar cheese bread; mesquite bread (I think I can get mesquite flour here in Arizona quite easily); a loaf of volkornbrot; and a loaf of rosemary flax baguette. (I am unfortunately not going to make the gluten free breads - sorry gluten-free friends)

I think I need to take a trip to Whole Foods to pick up a few specialty items. So keep checking back to see if I actually do it! The next challenge is due August 15th (good thing school started yesterday).

Happy Baking and Eating!