Granola Bread Recipe

Name: Granola Bread Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup (8 ounces) lukewarm water; 1/4 cup (2 ounces) orange juice; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick, 2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut in 6 pieces, or vegetable oil (1 3/4 ounces); 1 cup (4 ounces) traditional whole wheat flour; 2/3 cup (2 1/4 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats, ground for 30 seconds in a food processor; 1 cup (4 ounces) prepared granola; 1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; 3 tablespoons (1 3/8 ounces) packed light or dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup (1 ounce) nonfat dry milk; Heaping 1/2 cup (1 1/4 ounces) instant potato flakes; or 3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) potato flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional); 2 teaspoons instant yeast

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup (8 ounces) lukewarm water
1/4 cup (2 ounces) orange juice
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick, 2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut in 6 pieces, or vegetable oil (1 3/4 ounces)
1 cup (4 ounces) traditional whole wheat flour
2/3 cup (2 1/4 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats, ground for 30 seconds in a food processor
1 cup (4 ounces) prepared granola
1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons (1 3/8 ounces) packed light or dark brown sugar
1/4 cup (1 ounce) nonfat dry milk
Heaping 1/2 cup (1 1/4 ounces) instant potato flakes; or 3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) potato flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
2 teaspoons instant yeast

Directions

1

Combine all the ingredients and mix and knead them - by hand, mixer, or bread machine - until you have a soft, smooth dough. Cover and allow the dough to rise until it's quite puffy, but not necessarily doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
2

Lightly grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Gently deflate the dough, and shape it into an 8-inch log. Place it in the prepared pan. Cover it gently with lightly greased plastic wrap or a proof cover, and allow it to rise till it's crowned about 1 1/2 to 2 inches over the rim of the pan - about 1 hour. Near the end of the bread's rise, preheat the oven to 350 F.
3

Uncover and bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes, tenting it with foil after 15 minutes. The bread is done when it's golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 190 F. Remove it from the oven and after a minute or so turn it out onto a rack. Brush with melted butter, if desired; this will keep the crust soft. Cool the bread for 30 minutes before cutting it.