Honey Wheat Berry Bread

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water (cold water)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons instant potato flakes
• 1/2 cup hard red wheat berries (cooked)
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour (or all-purpose)
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk (non-fat dry)
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast (or quick rising yeast)

Recipe

• 1 **to cook wheat berries**.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup rinsed wheat berries and 2 cups water in saucepan and bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium low and simmer, covered for about 1 ½ to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, adding water if necessary. ( cook until soft and some are popping open)
• 3 drain any standing water before adding the cooked wheat berries to the dough.
• 4 add drained wheat berries and 1 cup of cold water in the bread machine pan, cool to lukewarm.
• 5 add the rest of the liquid ingredients followed by the dry ingredients on top, yeast will be last.
• 6 set bread machine to dough setting. check in a few minutes, if dough looks too dry or too wet add a few tablespoons of warm water or flour to get a good soft dough consistency.
• 7 when dough setting is complete (my machine is 1 ½ hours) remove dough from bread machine pan onto a lightly floured surface. shape into a roll. put in a bread pan that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray. let rise for about 40 minutes to 1 hour or until about 1 ½ inches above pan.
• 8 cook on 350 degrees on middle rack of oven for about 30 to 35 minutes. should be golden brown ( when thumped with your finger on the bottom of the loaf it should sound hollow )
• 9 remove bread from pan to cooling rack to cool. let it cool at least 1 hour before slicing.