Description
This bread is just like the bread served at several famous casual dining chains. It’s very moist, sweet and just hard to stop eating! Great with soup.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups warm water (75 to 85 degrees F, 25 to 30 degrees C)
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ cup honey
- 2 cups bread flour
- 1 ⅔ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds for sprinkling (Optional)
Instructions
- Place the water
- sugar
- butter
- honey
- bread flour
- whole wheat flour
- vital wheat gluten
- cocoa powder
- instant coffee granules
- salt
- and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Set the machine for the dough setting
- start
- and allow machine to complete cycle.
- Remove the bread pan with dough from the machine
- and set pan into warm water (about 90 degrees F
- 32 degrees C). Cover the top of the pan with a towel
- and allow the bread to rise in the pan until doubled
- about 1 hour.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface
- punch down
- and divide into 12 equal pieces for rolls
- or 3 pieces for small loaves. Form the dough into balls. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- and place rolls on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place the baking sheet into a warm place
- and allow to rise until bread is doubled
- about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spray the inside of the preheated oven with water
- and immediately place rolls in oven. Bake until rolls are light golden brown
- 15 to 20 minutes. For loaves
- bake until browned and they sound hollow when tapped
- 20 to 25 minutes.
Prep Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 12