Cracked Wheat Buttermilk Bread

SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Stoops

"Slices of this crusty bread are great alongside meals or for sandwiches. It's one of the lightest wheat breads I've ever tried. --Ruth Stoops, Cincinnati, Ohio"

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	3 Hrs
READY IN	3 Hrs 15 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup cracked wheat
3/4 cup warm buttermilk (70 to 80 degrees F)
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, bring the water and cracked wheat to a boil; boil for 6 minutes. Drain; cool for 15 minutes. Place all ingredients, including cracked wheat, in bread machine pan in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of warm buttermilk or flour if needed.

FOOTNOTE

If your bread machine has a time-delay feature, we recommend you do not use it for this recipe.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2007 by ALMH

Great bread - light and flavorful. Water boiled out before cook time was up on the cracked... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2007 by kalex3660

The bread was delicious! I wonder if cooking the cracked wheat longer would make it even... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2008 by DOLORES

NICE RECIPE, I GRIND THE CRACKED WHEAT IN A SPICE MILL, WHICH MAKES A LIGHTER TEXTURED BREAD... MORE

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