Struan

By Mybigbuns

This is my favorite bread for everything, toast, sandwiches plain dunked in hot beef stew! Slightly sweet & crunchy, it is so good.

Ingredients

• 7 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup coarse cornmeal
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup wheat bran
• 4 tsp salt
• 3 Tb yeast
• 1/2 cup cooked brown/ wild rice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cup water
• 3 Tb poppy seeds for topping

Preparation

Step 1

Mix dry ingredients add rice. Add 1 1/2 cup of water (save 1/2 cup for kneading) add buttermilk. Squeeze ingredients to a ball. Add water as needed as you knead the bread. Knead 12-15 min. Cover & let rise for 1 hour. Fold & shape into loaves brush w/ egg wash (1 egg + 4 cups water beaten) top w/ poppy seeds & let rise covered. Bake in steamed oven at 350 degrees for 45 min.