Tweaking the bread-machine soaking recipe: No added sugar.

I decided I really liked the soak-in-the-pan, low-yeast method, so I'm going to begin tweaking the basic recipe to see how the final result is changed.  

The first thing I'm going to try is leaving out the added sugar, seeing how well the yeast performs without it.  So today's recipe is as follows:

Whole-Wheat "Buttermilk" Bread

1 and 1/2 cups whole milk, soured with 1 and 1/2 Tbsp white vinegar
2 Tbsp coconut oil
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp bread machine yeast
1 and 1/2 Tbsp wheat gluten
1 tsp salt

Add soured milk, coconut oil, flour, and yeast to bread pan.  Mix 5 minutes on quick-bread cycle.  Stop the machine.  Sprinkle salt and gluten on top of the dough.  Set timer so that dough soaks at least 7 hours before machine comes on.

I set up the machine about 3 p.m. and it will come on around 3 in the morning, so this loaf will get about 12 hours soaking time.  (Why's the gluten on top and not mixed in?  Simple, I forgot to add it till after mixing.  I don't think it will matter much.)

Look for an update to this post with a photo, tomorrow morning.

Comments

[Christy P.]

I tried the experiment of setting up the bread machine to have fresh, hot bread ready for breakfast and discovered that in our home (very open floorplan), the pleasure of fresh, hot bread for breakfast did not outweigh the annoyance of being awakened in the night when the machine started mixing! Successful implementation for breakfast requires setting up the bread machine on the porch.

[bearing]

Yeah, I could see that in your house!

I can hear the bread machine come on from the bedroom if I'm already awake, but it doesn't wake me up.