Healthy Wheat Bread

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Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 t. salt
  • 2 packages (1/4 oz each) dry yeast
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 T. vegetable oil
  • 1 cup low fat cottage cheese
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned oats

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, combine the all purpose flour, salt and yeast. In a saucepan, heat water, honey and oil to 120º-130º; stir in cottage cheese. Add to flour mixture with egg whites; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat for 3 minutes on medium.

Add whole wheat flour, wheat germ, oats and enough of the remaining all purpose flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Shape dough into two loaves.

Place in two 8” loaf pans coated with Pam. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375 º for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown; cover loaves with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Remove loaves from pans; cool on wire racks.

32 slices
1 serving = 100 calories; 1 g fat, 0.55 mg cholesterhol, 170 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g. fiber, 4 g protein