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5 from 1 vote

Brown Bread

Prep Time2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups warm water
  • 1 Tbsp yeast
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 3 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 4-5 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 Tbsp old fashioned oats

Instructions

  • Mix together warm water, yeast, and brown sugar in a large bowl attached to a stand mixer. Let sit for about 10 minutes until the mixture becomes bubbly.
  • Add the oil, molasses, honey, cocoa powder, salt and white wheat flour and mix until fully incorporated. With the dough hook attached, add the all purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, knead until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl and isn't sticky. Knead for 5-10 minutes.
  • Cover with a clean dish towel and let the dough rise for 1 1/2 hours, until doubled in size.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 4 equal portions. Form each portion into a small rectangular loaf and place one on each corner of a greased jelly roll pan. Sprinkle each with 1 Tbsp of old fashioned oats, pressing gently to secure the oats to the bread. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature is 190 degrees F. Remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Cool for 15 minutes then slice and enjoy!