Three Grain Bread

by Erin on August 17, 2009

This bread is deliciously soft and pliable, and tasts so yummy with some honey butter or jam. It is fantastic fresh from the oven. And I love how it is so easy to make, too. It only rises for 45 minutes, and then 30 minutes. What a snap! One note: Unlike the whole wheat bread I’ve posted before, this doesn’t keep quite as well. The first day it is absolutely fantastic and soft, like I mentioned, but the next day it will be considerably drier. I sliced some of it and put it in the freezer after it cooled, like I always do with my whole wheat bread, and it still didn’t keep that moist texture for more than a few days. So this is my advice: Enjoy a loaf with your family the day you bake it, put some slices in the freezer to enjoy the next couple of days (when you defrost it for a few seconds, it will be soft just like it was fresh), and then give the remaining loaves away to neighbors and friends after you take them out of the oven. It’s always fun to bring over something freshly baked to neighbors. :)

When I make this, I use two regular sized bread pans and two medium sized bread pans, so it makes four loaves for me. Thanks to Dede Dalton who shared this recipe in a baking class she demonstrated for our church.

Three Grain Bread

submitted by Erin

3 ½ c . warm water

3 T. yeast

½ c. sugar

1/3 c. oil, or melted butter or margarine, or applesauce

1 T. salt

2/3 c. ground flax

2/3 c. oats (oatmeal)

5 c. whole wheat flour

2-3 c. bread flour (white)

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, oil, salt, flax, oatmeal, and 5 cups of whole wheat flour. Mix very well. Then add bread flour one cup at a time until dough is soft and elastic. Let rise until double (usually about 45 minutes). Remove from bowl. Knead a few minutes (longer if you mixed by hand). Divide into three loaves. Let rise for 30 minutes, then bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

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1 Leslie August 17, 2009 at 7:09 pm: I have come to the conclusion that I can not keep homemade bread in the house, simply because I eat the whole loaf!!!

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2 Lynda August 17, 2009 at 9:43 pm: Nothing smells quite like fresh baked bread…I love that this recipe makes 3 loaves! It looks so good!

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3 Brittany August 17, 2009 at 11:00 pm: Oh that sounds delicious. I can't wait to try it!

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4 Katrina August 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm: Mmm, love homemade bread, especially when it's full of goodness!

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5 Libby August 18, 2009 at 5:13 pm: Yummmm!!

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6 Lauren August 22, 2009 at 9:47 am: There is nothing like fresh warm bread right out of the oven with some butter on it! Great childhood memories :)

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7 Renee August 26, 2009 at 5:55 am: I love that this recipe makes 3 loaves! It looks so good! & yummy thanks..

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8 Mama C August 26, 2009 at 2:46 pm: We made this yesterday and loved it! Think we are going to make hamburger buns out of it for a cookout this weekend. Thank you for the yummy recipes!

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9 Abby December 6, 2009 at 3:49 pm: Did you use old-fashioned oats or quick oats?

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10 Erin December 6, 2009 at 4:04 pm: Hi Abby! I used old-fashioned oats. Hope you enjoy!

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