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Cracked Wheat Buttermilk Bread

SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Stoops  PHOTO BY: Scotdog Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)

"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"
Cracked Wheat Buttermilk Bread Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 7 times with an average star rating of 4.6
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  3 Hrs
READY IN  3 Hrs 15 Min

SERVINGS

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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

  1. 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

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2007 by kristine162 
The bread was delicious! I wonder if cooking the cracked wheat longer would make it even... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2008 by phishgurl 
Wonderful basic formula on which to hang variations. Lent itself beautifully to revision back... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2007 by ALMH 
Great bread - light and flavorful. Water boiled out before cook time was up on the cracked... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2009 by Scotdog 
This is delicious!!! I tried taking it out of the breadmaker & finishing in the oven. It... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2009 by smitty 
this bread is AWESOME...the dh loves cracked wheat bread and i can't always buy it and have... MORE


 
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