10-Grain Whole Wheat Bread (Bread Machine)

5 from 7 votes

10-Grain Whole Wheat Bread (Bread Machine)

10-Grain Whole Wheat Bread has amazing texture and taste. It's moist and full of goodness in every bite. 10-Grain Whole Wheat Bread is deliciously healthy, makes perfect toast and is a snap to make in a bread machine.

Prep Time5

Cook Time3 20

Total Time3 25

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 178kcal

Equipment

Bread Machine

Ingredients

1 large eggs, plus enough filtered water to total 13 ounces (about 1 ½ cups)(See Tips 1, 2, and 3)
2 Tablespoons plus ¾ teaspoons (1.125 ounces) olive oil
½ Tablespoon granulated sugar
½ Tablespoon (0.375 ounces) Kosher salt
¾ cup (4.5 ounces) 10-grain cereal (See Tip 4)
1 ½ cups (7.5 ounces) whole wheat flour
1 ¾ cups (8.75 ounces) bread flour
1 Tablespoon plus ¼ teaspoon (0.45 ounces) vital wheat gluten, optional (See Tip 5)
½ Tablespoon (0.1875 ounces) bread machine or instant yeast

Instructions

Add all ingredients in the order listed to the bread machine pan. Select Wheat Bread. Press Start.
Yield: 2-pound loaf.

Notes

It's important to use filtered water. Tap water contains chlorine which can retard or kill the yeast. By measure, the water would be around 1 ½ cups plus 1 Tablespoon.
Over time, I've discovered that, at least with my bread machine, I need to add enough water to the egg to total 14 ounces, not 13 ounces, as stated in the recipe.
For the last year, I've been using club soda for the water. The Master Taste Tester swears that the club soda makes a very positive difference.
I used Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain 10 Grain Hot Cereal. You need to make sure that it's hot cereal.
Recently, I didn't have any vital wheat gluten, so I omitted it from the recipe. The omission made no difference at all. Therefore, it's optional to add the vital wheat gluten.

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