wheat bread with dough enhancer

Wheat Bread with Dough Enhancer

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 Tblsp active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup honey or 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour (or whatever combination white/wheat you like..I use 100% hard white wheat. To learn more about the different types of wheat, download my wheat handout)
• 1/4 cup wheat gluten
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tblsp nonfat non instant dry milk
• 1 Tblsp butter/margarine/oil
• 1 Tblsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup potato flakes (NOT potato pearls)

Method:

Mix ingredients in order listed in mixing bowl of mixer with dough hook attachment (like kitchen-aid) for 12-15 minutes. Let rise until double, 1- 1 1/2 hours. Punch down, and shape into loaf or rolls. Let rise again until double and bake 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped.


DOUGH ENHANCER:
Gluten: use 1/2 T. - 1 T. per cup of flour (this means before you measure a cup of flour place the 1/2 T.-1 T. gluten in the bottom of your cup and then measure flour as usual)
WHITE Vinegar: use the same amount of vinegar that you are using for yeast (i.e. 1 t. yeast - 1 t. vinegar)
Potato Flakes: use 1/8 to 1/4 C. per loaf of bread you are making, experiment to see what works best in your recipe. (do not substitute in potato pearls, they don't dissolve as easily and are artificially flavored which you will be able to taste in your bread)