For the last day of the edition under Tame the Yeast, I have tried the other bread suggested by Mir. It was whole wheat milk bread. Even though it was clear that I was going to bake this, things have been a little hectic at the home front, and I wasn't sure how I was going to manage it. I had done only one side dish with the No-Knead Bread and for the third day I had to bake this bread, I had no other option. I hoped I will be able to make it and knead the bread.

The story is quite complicated to share, rest be said instead of an hour rise, it was left unattended for more than an hour, the same happened with the second rise as well. Only at the last moment, I realized that my baking tin was a little big for the dough. I finally put it back to bake and checked it after an hour or so. It had that lovely brown top, which never happens to my bread. However, since the pan was too big, it didn't rise as expected.

I couldn't click the final pictures and Peddu was refusing to eat, saying he wanted the bread. So asked Konda to plate as she likes and click it. She was super excited and both she and Amma ended up removing one part of it thinking it should be that way and also it came out. Anyway, they liked the bread and the texture was good, though a little denser.

I did feel the yeast smell, but then others didn't get so it's the baker's problem I guess. Needless to say, I will be trying this in a better mind frame soon.

Making the bread dough

Shaping the bread

Whole Wheat Bread
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients Needed:
All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Chappati flour / Indian whole wheat flour - 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups
Dry active yeast - 2 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 3/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Honey - 1 tbsp
Butter, melted - 1 tbsp for brushing

How to make the Whole Wheat Milk Bread:

For yeast proofing

Heat milk, water, honey, and butter until butter melts. Transfer to a bowl and cool. (Mir suggests up to a temperature of approx. 48 C).

Add yeast and give it a quick stir. Leave for 10 minutes until yeast is foamy.

For making the bread dough:

In a large bowl, combine all purpose flour, salt, and 1/2 cup of the wheat flour. Mix with a wooden spoon.

By hand, knead in the rest of the flour a little at a time until you have a soft and elastic dough, about 10 minutes.

Place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel. Leave to rise for 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Lightly brush a loaf pan with butter.

Punch out air. Divide dough into two halves.

On a lightly floured board, roll each half into a rectangle, about 10”x7”.

Starting at the narrow end, roll up the rectangle.

Place seam side down in the prepared loaf pan. Place the two rolls side by side in the loaf pan.

Cover with a kitchen towel and leave to rise another 40 minutes, until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 375 F / 190 C. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the loaf, sounds hollow when tapped. Brush melted butter over the top of the loaf.

Remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

Notes:

These are Mir's notes, I didn't want to miss out on anything. Even I normally leave my yeasted bakes in the oven for want of a better place..:)

If yeast does not foam, then yeast is dead and you will need to try again with a new package of yeast.

I usually leave my dough inside the oven to rise, with the oven being off.

Due to the lower protein content of Indian flours, it may take a little longer to rise using maida.

Use full fat milk. The fats in the butter and milk will help the dough rise.

Quantities of flour and rising time will vary slightly due to humidity and other environmental factors.

Add the last bit of flour a little at a time, just enough to yield a soft and elastic dough, but not sticky dough.

Use standard loaf size pan of 8.5x4.5 or 9x5. 8.5” pan will yield you a loaf with more height.

Varada has done this so beautifully! Pavani had compared both in the US and India, you must check it out for sure.

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Varadas Kitchen says

August 25, 2014 at 6:49 pm

Nice brown top. We loved this bread at my house too.

Manjula Bharath says

August 25, 2014 at 7:46 pm

wow so perfectly baked and soft bread :)and love the story behind making this bread 🙂 but it looks perfect valli 🙂

Srividhya says

August 25, 2014 at 8:38 pm

All I could say is wow.. Detailed description 🙂

Priya Suresh says

August 25, 2014 at 9:51 pm

Actuallly i love the way we rolled this bread,one more beautiful bread to try often at home.

Suma Gandlur says

August 26, 2014 at 12:59 pm

Looks good Valli. I too made this bread yesterday Valli. I had to add extra flour than the recipe mentioned and since I used a 10 inch loaf pan, my bread's height ended up being on the lower side.

vaishali sabnani says

August 26, 2014 at 3:01 pm

Yet to try this one..its in my to do list ..life gets hectic some times..hope things are sorted...
The bread looks great and glad that konda is taking careof your activities.

Harini-Jaya R says

August 26, 2014 at 10:52 pm

Lovely bread. I am yet to try these breads. Will do soon.

lavina agarwal says

August 27, 2014 at 12:38 pm

lovely bake dear..kudos to you for managing so many activities..i know somtimes meeting a challenge becomes difficult..I had a little tough time on the kids desserts..since all in my family prefer savory suff..so i rarely make desserts..

Sapana Behl says

August 27, 2014 at 4:15 pm

Whole wheat bread is a healthy version . You have got nice color and texture .

Sarita says

August 27, 2014 at 5:35 pm

Love this bread.. Very delicious..looks great!

Padmajha PJ says

August 28, 2014 at 11:56 am

So nice that Konda was able to help you with the clicks :).Am yet to try this bread...

Denny says

September 03, 2014 at 4:32 am

So great to involve your son in your cooking/blogging adventures...beautiful looking bread!

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