100% Whole Wheat Food Processor Sandwich Bread

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For detailed instructions click here The very idea of a light-textured, flavorful, sandwich bread made entirely with 100% whole wheat flour and no white flour is no longer just an idea; it’s a reality. How is this possible? Kneading whole wheat bread dough by hand or with a heavy-duty mixer can cause problems. The tiny pieces of bran are sharp and can break down the gluten strands, robbing the dough of the spring it needs to rise. Food processor to the rescue! Using the metal blade to process most of the flour and all the yeast with water produces a wet dough that softens the bran. After a rise of 1 hour, the remaining flour goes in along with an egg, molasses, oil, and salt. After 1 1/2 minutes of continuous processing you’ll have an extremely elastic, sticky dough, that will miraculously become your loaf of 100% whole wheat bread.