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    Brown Bread

    Last Updated On: Jul 1, 2022 by Sharmilee J

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    Brown Bread is a soft, fluffy bread made by baking a blend of leavened wheat flour dough. Brown Bread is a healthy, tasty dietary bread for breakfast and can be relished as sandwich, toast and pizza. Brown Bread Recipe prescribed here is fail proof & keeps well for 3 days.
    brown bread recipe

    Brown Bread is a soft and eggless loaf which takes time and effort to make but worth it.Homemade breads are always a winner.Though I have tried bread only using wheat flour so far, my family loves it which motivates me to try different wheat bread recipes.

    About this Brown Bread Recipe, I always wanted to try the sponge method of bread making so when I saw this in a facebook group quickly jotted down but missed the source.I had tweaked the recipe a bit according to my preference and the experiment turned out to be a success.

    brown bread recipe

    Other bread recipes:

    Whole wheat bread

    Whole wheat sandwich bread

    brown bread recipe

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    Brown Bread

    Brown Bread is a soft, fluffy bread made by baking a blend of leavened wheat flour dough. Brown Bread is a healthy, tasty dietary bread for breakfast and can be relished as sandwich, toast and pizza. Brown Bread Recipe prescribed here is fail proof & keeps well for 3 days.
    Prep Time3 hours hrs
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
    Servings1 loaf
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    For the sponge:

    • 1 and 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
    • 1 and 1/4 cups water
    • 2 and 1/2 tablespoon sugar
    • 3/4 tablespoon instant yeast*

    For the bread:

    • 2 cups wheat flour
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoon oil
    • 1 to 2 tablespoon water if needed
    • extra oil and flour to dust

    Instructions

    • To a mixing bowl - add flour, yeast and sugar.
    • Add water. Mix it once.
    • Set aside for at least for 1 hour for the sponge to get doubled.
    • Now mix it once, then add remaining flour and oil.
    • Add salt and extra water if needed to form a  dough. It should come together and form a non sticky dough.
    • Knead for 5 mins, use your palms fold and knead. Keep covered and allow it to rest for an hour or until it gets doubled.
    • Knock down and knead for 2 mins for a smooth dough.
    • Slightly flatten it then roll tightly from one side and finish it off till the end. Seal the edges on both the sides.
    • Flip over and pinch the edges. Grease the bread loaf pan with oil and dust with flour. Now the load it ready to proof again.
    • Place the prepared loaf inside the pan and let it rest for 30 mins.
    • In the last 10 mins  preheat oven at 180 deg C.
    • You can brush the top with little milk before baking.
    • Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 30 mins. Enjoy Brown Bread!

    Notes

    • I use homemade wheat flour so the water added was a little more I add around 3 tablespoon water to bring the dough together. Adjust water according to your flour and dough consistency.
    • The rising time may vary according to your climatic conditions. In india now its hot so it made the proofing faster.
    • I used instant yeast, if you are using active dry yeast you can use 1 tablespoon.
    Nutrition Facts
    Brown Bread
    Amount Per Serving (25 g)
    Calories 183 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 0.3g2%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Sodium 235mg10%
    Potassium 84mg2%
    Carbohydrates 33g11%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 1IU0%
    Vitamin C 0.001mg0%
    Calcium 10mg1%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    How to make Brown Bread Recipe

    1. To a mixing bowl – add flour,yeast and sugar.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step1
    2. Add water.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step2
    3. Mix it once.Set aside for atleast for 1 hour for the sponge to get doubled This is how it looked after an hour.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step3
    4. Now mix it once, then add remaining flour and oil.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step4
    5. Add salt and extra water if needed to form a dough.It should come together and form a non sticky dough.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step5
    6. Knead for 5 mins, use your palms fold and knead as shown in the pic.Keep covered and allow it to rest for an hour or until it gets doubled.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step6
    7. This is how it looks after an hour.Knock down and knead for 2mins for a smooth dough.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step7
    8. Slightly flatten it then roll tightly from one side  and finish it off till the end.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step8
    9. Flip over and pinch the edges.Grease the bread loaf pan with oil and dust with flour.Now the load it ready to proof again.Seal the edges on both the sides.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step9
    10. Place the prepared loaf inside the pan and let it rest for 30 mins. In the last 10 mins  preheat oven at 180 deg C.You can brush the top with little milk before baking for a golden top.Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 30 mins.
      How to make brown bread recipe- Step10

    Let it cool down completely then slice and serve.Keeps well for 3 days in room temperature itself.

    brown bread recipe

    A warm slice of fresh bread with soup is bliss to me.

    Expert Tips

    • I use homemade wheat flour so the water added was a little more I add around 3 tablespoon water to bring the dough together. Adjust water according to your flour and dough consistency.
    • The rising time may vary according to your climatic conditions. In india now its hot so it made the proofing faster.
    • I used instant yeast, if you are using active dry yeast you can use 1 tablespoon.

    brown bread recipe


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    1. Shireen

      March 06, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      Very nice dear..

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    2. Kitchen Kathukutty

      March 07, 2018 at 5:48 pm

      Please edit how to make bisi bele bath recipe to brown bread

      Reply
      • Sharmilee J

        March 09, 2018 at 8:31 pm

        Thank you, updated

        Reply
    3. Kavitha

      May 08, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      I bake Brown bread , but inside it is soft & little raw.We can add cold water directly , it will rise in double in size.I am using morphy Richard otg, can you tell me the timer & the degrees to bake any type of breads.

      Reply
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