Wheatberry Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Soak wheatberries in 3 cups of water for one hour.
2. 2
   After an hour, leave the wheatberries covered and cook on medium heat until the wheatberries are soft and are popping open.
3. 3
   Let cool.
4. 4
   Puree in the blender until desired consistency, you may need to add a little more water.
5. 5
   In the bowl of your mixer, combine the pureed wheatberries.
6. 6
   1 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, whole wheat flour, and brown sugar.
7. 7
   Stir together, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes.
8. 8
   Next add the melted butter and enough flour for the dough to begin pulling away from the bowl.
9. 9
   Let this sit for another 10 minutes.
10. 10
    Then add salt and enough flour to form a soft, slightly sticky dough.
11. 11
    Knead in your mixer or by hand for about 5 minutes.
12. 12
    Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn and cover with plastic wrap, then towel until doubled, about 1 hour.
13. 13
    Divide into two loaves and place in loaf pans, cover.
14. 14
    Let rise until doubled again.
15. 15
    Bake at 375 for ~45 minutes.
16. 16
    I like to put my loaves in the oven while it is cold and let them continue to rise as the oven heats up.