Great Grainery Bread - Robin Hood

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 envelope)
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups multi-grain flour
• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/3 cup wheat bran
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup salted sunflower seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 1/4 cups multi-grain flour, plus more for kneading

Recipe

• 1 dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in large bowl. sprinkle in yeast. let stand 10 minutes, then stir well.
• 2 heat 1 cup water, milk, brown sugar and butter together to lukewarm, stirring to dissolve sugar. add milk mixture and 2 cups flour to the yeast mixture. beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth and elastic.
• 3 stir in oats, bran, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, salt and 2-3/4 cups of remaining flour gradually. if necessary, add more flour to make a soft dough which leaves sides of bowl. turn out onto a floured board. round up into a ball.
• 4 knead dough, adding more flour as necessary until dough is smooth, elastic and no longer sticky (about 10 minutes).
• 5 place in a lightly greased bowl. cover with greased waxed paper and a tea towel.
• 6 let rise in a warm place (75°- 85°f/ 24°- 29°c) until doubled in size (45 - 60 minutes).
• 7 punch down. turn out onto a lightly floured surface. divide into 2 portions.
• 8 shape one portion into a loaf. place seam side down in a greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan. shape the other portion into 16 balls. place in a greased 9" (23 cm) square pan. cover both with a tea towel.
• 9 let rise in warm place until doubled (35 - 45 minutes).
• 10 bake the loaf at 400°f for 25 - 30 minutes. rolls at 375°f for 15 - 20 minutes. remove from pans immediately. cool on wire racks.