Bread maker bread

The standard loaf is the "X-Large" 48.3% whole wheat loaf

Time: 10 minutes prep + 5 or 6 hours, depending on program selection
Yield: 1 loaf
Equipment: Panasonic SD-YD250 bread maker

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Choose a percentage of whole wheat ("whole grain"). Currently, this ranges from 40% to 53% (approximately).
Pick a loaf size ("Large" or "Extra Large" = "X-Large")
Select a matching recipe from the list below.
Add the ingredients from the matching recipe, in the specified order, to the bread maker.
Select the corresponding program on the breadmaker and start, optionally specifying a time delay.
When breadmaker signals complete, turn off bread maker, pull plug, remove bread from breadmaker immediately.
Wait about 5 minutes and then wrap with a thin, clean cloth (no perfumes).
Wait up to approximately an additional 30 minutes and wrap the loaf that is wrapped in cloth, in a plastic bag and place in the refrigerator.
"X-Large" 48.3% Whole grain whole wheat setting (XL + 5 hours)
- 270g Whole wheat flour
- 20g Rye flour
- 310g White bread (strong) flour
- ½t Salt (=> 95mg sodium per slice @ 12 large slices / loaf)
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-½t Gluten
- ¾t Wheat bran/germ or left-over cereal bits/dust
- 1-⅓T Olive oil => 1T + 1t
- 2t Molasses
- 2T applesauce (preferred) or approximately 2" banana, mashed
- 431g Water (=> water/whole grain ratio: 1.48)
- 1-¾t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
"Large" 39.8% Whole grain
- 200g Whole wheat flour
- 6g Rye flour
- 311g White bread (strong) flour
- 1-⅛t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- ½t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1-¼T Molasses
- 2T applesauce
- 333g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.617
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
"Large" 41.0% Whole grain
- 206g Whole wheat flour
- 6g Rye flour
- 305g White bread (strong) flour
- 1-⅛t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- ½t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1-¼T Molasses
- 2T applesauce
- 334g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.576
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
"Large" 42.9% Whole grain
- 216g Whole wheat flour
- 6g Rye flour
- 295g White bread (strong) flour
- 1-⅛t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- ½t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1-¼T Molasses
- 2T applesauce
- 336g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.514
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
"Large" 44.9% Whole grain
- 220g Whole wheat flour
- 12g Rye flour
- 285g White bread (strong) flour
- 1-¼t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- 1t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1-¼T Molasses
- 2T applesauce
- 366g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.578
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
"Large" 47.0% Whole grain
- 231g Whole wheat flour
- 12g Rye flour
- 274g White bread (strong) flour
- ¾t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- 1t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1T Molasses
- approximately 2" banana
- 368g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.514
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
- Result: Great
"Large" 48.9% Whole grain
- 240g Whole wheat flour
- 13g Rye flour
- 264g White bread (strong) flour
- ½t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- 1t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1T Molasses
- 2T applesauce or 44g banana (approximately 2")
- 379g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.498
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
- Result: Excellent color, shape, flavor
"X-Large" 51.1% Whole grain
- 289g Whole wheat flour
- 20g Rye flour — Try: 30g rye, 279g whole wheat
- 296g White bread (strong) flour
- ⅝t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-½t Gluten
- 1-⅛t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 3-⅛T Olive oil
- 1-⅛T Molasses
- 40g applesauce or 45g banana
- 420g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.36
- 1-¾t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
- Result: Great
"Large" 51.1% Whole grain — Yield: 16 slices of 1cm x 17cm or 32 slices 1cm x 8.5cm
- 250g Whole wheat flour
- 14g Rye flour
- 253g White bread (strong) flour
- ½t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-¼t Gluten
- 1t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1T Molasses
- 45g banana or 34g applesauce
- 396g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.50
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
- Result: Great
"Large" 53.0% Whole grain
- 260g Whole wheat flour
- 14g Rye flour
- 243g White bread (strong) flour
- 1-¼t Salt
- ¹⁄₁₆t Ground pepper
- 1-⅛t Gluten
- 1t Wheat bran or wheat germ
- 2-½T Olive oil
- 1T Molasses
- ~ 1" banana
- 384g Water
- Water/whole grain ratio: 1.402
- 1-½t yeast in bread maker's yeast cup
- Result: Good
Select "Whole Wheat" setting (5h) and either "X-Large" or "Large" size on bread maker and start
Let loaf cool on a rack for at least an hour before wrapping the loaf in a thin, undyed cloth and then sticking it in a plastic bag.

Notes:

It is very important to have enough water for whole wheat loves.
Small amounts of water have a big impact on the final loaf - it can be collapsed (too wet) or too dry.
Plain white bread flour can be made with as little as 60% water to flour, by weight. Whole wheat flour should be a 90% or greater ratio.
When mixing white and whole wheat, the water is proportional to each type of flour.
When adding wet ingredients, like bananas or applesauce, ensure that you take into account the extra water added by the wet ingredient by reducing the amount of water. The recipes on this page already have that taken into account, so you don't have to change the amount of water if you follow the recipe.
For both the oil and molasses (and applesauce, if added), I use a 1T measuring spoon to make an indent in the flour in the bread maker's bucket, and then pour the oil and molasses into the 'cups' in the flour, which means less waste and less cleanup (of the measuring spoons).
1t Flax seed, ground
1T Teff seed, ground
Black bean water for color?
?? 1t buckwheat flour ????
Don't use sandwhich setting!
Approximately 15g water equivalent per tablespoon applesauce
Flour weights: (Whole wheat: 154g/cup, White: 150g/cup)
Water weight: 237g/cup
"Large" loaves, 517g flour, total
"X-Large" loaves, 605g flour, total
1,150mg sodium per ½ teaspoon salt