Mill Hollow Bread Recipes

FRESH MILLED STONE GROUND FLOUR: WHOLE WHEAT MILK BREAD RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• NOTE: This recipe is for fresh milled flour which tends to absorb more liquids. If you are using store bought flour, you will have to adjust the amount of flour (most likely add) or reduce the liquids. If using active dry yeast, warm water and milk until 100F. Otherwise, use cool tap water/room temp. milk. Pour water and milk into bowl of stand mixer fitted with dough hook. Add yeast and honey, mix around. Let stand 10 minutes if using active dry yeast. Stir in flours (holding back some), oats, butter and salt. Knead on high speed for 1 minute. Let dough rest for 15 minutes in bowl. Continue mixing on med-high speed for another 4-5 minutes. The dough should clear the sides of the bowl. If not, add more flour, 1 tbsp at a time to bring the dough together. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead a few times by hand. You can perform the windowpane test to see if it's been kneaded enough. Place in a large, lightly oiled bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size (if using instant yeast and cool water, this could take longer, which means more time for flavor development). Punch down dough, transfer to a work surface. Press out into a square shape, roughly 8x8. Roll up into a log, pinch seams and ends to shape and place in lightly sprayed 9x5 loaf pan. Preheat oven to 375F. Loosely cover and rise again for 35-45 minutes, until dough reaches just up over edge of pan. You can push a finger into dough to see if it slowly springs back (keep rising if it springs back quickly). Bake 40-50 minutes, or until loaf is hollow when tapped on bottom. Remove from pan immediately and place on a wire cooling rack.

MILL HOLLOW BREAD

Steps:

• In saucepan, scald milk. Add butter, salt, maple syrup and molasses. Stir to mix. Cool to room temperature.
• In large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and 1/2 tsp honey.
• When frothy, add the milk mixture and 4 cups white flour. Beat 2 min with mixer or 200 strokes by hand.
• Mix in the sunflower seeds, wheat germ, bran flakes.
• Add the rye flour. Gradually add the whole wheat flour until the dough clings together and leaves the the sides of the bowl.
• Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic -- adding more flour as needed.
• Set to rest in a greased bowl -- cover with damp towel and let rise until doubled.
• Punch down -- to press out air bubbles.
• Cut into 3 equal pieces and cover with towel and let rest 10 minutes.
• Shape into loaves and place in greased pans.
• Brush tops with melted butter and cover with towel and let rise again until almost doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes.

OLD FASHION MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough or White Bread setting, and then Start.
• If the dough does not form a ball on the paddle, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the ball forms. Allow machine to complete selected cycle.
• To bake conventionally, remove the dough from the bread machine pan after the Dough cycle has completed. Shape into a loaf, and place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.

FALLS MILL HARVEST BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm milk in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• Add 2 2/3 cups bread flour and next 7 ingredients, stirring until a soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 15 minutes).
• Add enough of remaining bread flour to prevent dough from sticking to your hands.
• Place in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat other side.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place, 1 hour or until doubled.
• Punch dough down, and divide in half; roll one portion of dough into a 15x7-inch rectangle.
• Roll up dough, starting at short side, pressing to eliminate air pockets; pinch ends to seal.
• Place loaf, seam side down, in an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2- inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts 40 minutes or until doubled.
• Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Remove bread from pans; cool on wire racks.