ABC Wheat Bread

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ABC Wheat Bread
Marjorie Johnson Placed in National Festival of Breads

I wanted to create nutritious bread for my family and I always have ripe bananas to use. Since I used Apples, Bananas, and Carrots I named it my ABC Bread. Several years ago when I became aware of the health benefits of flax seeds, I added ground flax seeds to my bread and I switched from traditional whole wheat flour to white whole wheat flour. I like to grind the golden flax seeds in an electric coffee mill.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups warm water (100°‐110°F)
4 teaspoons Fleischmann’s ® Active Dry Yeast
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 cup finely chopped, peeled apples (Recommend Granny Smith, Jonathan, or Honey Crisp.)
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 cup finely chopped carrots
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup ground golden flax seeds
5 cups King Arthur Unbleached White Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/4 – 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour

Preparation:

In electric mixer bowl, combine water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand 5 minutes to proof yeast.

Stir in rest of ingredients. Using dough hook knead 5 to 8 minutes on low speed. If dough does not form a ball around the dough hook, add 1 or 2 tablespoons additional flour. Place dough in greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until double. Punch down dough.

Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 12 x 8‐inch rectangle. Starting with shorter side, roll up as for jelly‐roll; seal edges and ends.

Place in greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2‐inch loaf pans. Cover, let rise in warm place until double. Bake in preheated 375°F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and done. Remove loaves from pans to wire rack to cool. Brush with butter if desired. Makes 3 loaves, 12 slices each.


Nutritional Info:
Per serving: One slice provides approximately 122 calories;
4 g protein;
22 g carbohydrate; 3 g dietary fiber;
2 g fat (.12 g saturated);
.13 mg cholesterol;
18 mcg folate;
1 mg iron
and 139 mg sodium.