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    Home / Breakfast & Brunch / Breads & Rolls

    5 from 11 reviews

    Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread

    By Alanna Taylor-Tobin on Jul 2, 2010 (updated Nov 23, 2022) / 53 Comments

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    Packed with whole grains and seeds yet still springy and light, this multi-grain sandwich bread comes together with a minimum of fuss.

    Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread on a plate

    While few aromas are as tantalizing as a loaf of buttery white bread emerging from the oven (right up there with bacon frying and coffee percolating; if you do it right, you can have all three at once!) some of us who grew up with health-obsessed parents have a hard time gorging on the fluffy white stuff. But we still crave the chewy compressability of a loaf of tender pan bread.

    bread dough in a bowl

    Pan Breads FTW

    Though rustic, artisan-style breads are currently all the rage, pan bread is ideal for making sandwiches from its uniform slices. And although I abhorred the brown stuff my mom used to send in my (paper) lunch bag, wrapped around (nitrate-free) (organic) turkey and (canola oil) mayonnaise, I now find myself packing similar lunches for myself.

    For several years I have been searching for a great whole-grain pan bread recipe. The ideal recipe would be quick and simple to put together, bake up tall in the pan, have a decent amount of butter, salt and sweetener to give it flavor, and have a light and delicate texture flecked with a hefty dose of whole grains and seeds.

    bread dough before baking

    Here's a brief overview of my search:

    Hollyhock bread, from The Hollyhock Cookbook
    We ate this at an awesome retreat center in British Columbia. The bread is delicious, but a bit more squat, heavy, crumbly and dark in color than I was after.

    Cornmeal Millet bread, from Tassajara, with tweaks mentioned in Bread Alone, A Novel
    Perhaps I oughtn't have taken advice from a novel, but this bread was disastrous: leaden and sandy textured from the grains, and bland to boot.

    Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, from Nancy Silverton's La Brea Bakery Breads
    This bread tasted great, but was super labor intensive and time consuming, with a bit of sourdough starter, lots of time, and a ton of ingredients. The dough was also a huge amount for the standard sized loaf pan.

    Flax Bread, from Rose Levy Bernbaum's Bread Bible
    Very close to perfection: light, tasty, quick, but also huge for the pan. I considered decreasing the recipe by 1/3 or so, but my mind boggled at the math required. It didn't actually call for whole grains, but whole rye flour, so it was less grainy than I wanted.

    Sunflower Millet Bread, from the Moosewood cookbook
    Molly Katzen, you are my hero! This was my favorite thus far, and my recipe is based on its proportions. Millet is steamed, then mixed with salt, butter and honey and allowed to cool. Meanwhile, a sponge is made. The two are combined, more water and flour are added, and the bread does its thing. It baked up soft, grainy, full flavored and golden.

    loaf of bread

    Recipe Testing the Perfect Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread

    I had some 10 grain cereal mix in the cupboard that needed using, so I began experimenting with the Moosewood recipe. Rather than steaming the grains, which requires cleaning an extra pot (which you know I don't enjoy doing) I covered the mix with boiling water. I added butter and honey to the mixture and let it cool down to just warm. The grains softened up nicely, leaving enough water to which I added flour, salt, yeast and flaxseed. I kneaded the dough, let it rise, rolled it into a loaf. Another rise and a bake yielded just the sort of bread I was looking for.

    close up of loaf of bread

    I made 5 more loaves, tweaking the flavorings, trying various grains, and using different ratios of white and whole wheat bread flours. This is the version I came up with. I don't want to use the 'p' word, but I will say that I am quite happy with it, and can't stop toasting it for breakfast, layering it with tomatoes, cheese, turkey and sprouts for lunch, or dipping it into soups for dinner.

    The bread is mixed using the straight dough method which means everything goes straight into one bowl. You can easily knead it by hand, and you get only a spoon, a bowl and your counter dirty. Grainy doughs can be a bit sticky, so be sure your surface and hands are dusted with a bit of flour as you knead.The softer the dough (i.e. the less flour you add) the more open and springy your bread will be, so use the barest amount you can to prevent stickage. The dough should still be a bit tacky to the touch when you've finished kneading it, but not so wet as to be sticking gooily to your hands and the counter. A plastic bench scraper is my best friend for hand-kneading sticky doughs (or any dough).

    bread with bite taken out

    Substitutions

    You can experiment with using other whole grains or a multi-grain cereal mix in place of the millet, oats and polenta; just grind anything you like to the size of a coarse meal. Try using sunflower, sesame or poppy seeds in place of the flax. I like the way the little yellow flecks of polenta add a splash of color, contrasting with the deep brown ovals of flax and the crust, and the warm beige of the bread itself.

    I love using fresh cake yeast, with its bizarre, crumbly texture and rapidly rising nature. You can buy it at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco. Instant yeast is an easy substitute; use 1/3 the volume of the fresh yeast called for. Active dry yeast will need to sit for 10 minutes after being whisked into the warm water/grain mixture, but it can be used as well.

    multigrain bread with sprouts

    More Yeasted Bread Recipes:

    • Oatmeal Molasses Bread
    • Oatmeal Molasses Bread
    • Honey Oat Beer Buns
    • Pumpkin Challah

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    5 from 11 reviews

    Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread

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    Quite honestly, the best sandwich bread out there!
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Resting time: 3 hours hours
    Total: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10 to 12 servings (makes one 8x4" or 9x5" loaf)

    Ingredients

    • 1/4 cup millet
    • 1/4 cup steel cut oats
    • 1/4 cup dry polenta
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons honey (1 1/4 ounces)
    • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
    • 1 tablespoon fresh yeast (or 2 teaspoons active dry or 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast)
    • 1/4 cup whole flaxseeds
    • 1/2 cup whole wheat bread flour
    • 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
    • 2 cups white bread flour, plus extra for kneading
    • vegetable oil for the bowl
    • butter for the pan

    Instructions

    Soak the grains:

    • Pulse the millet and oats in a coffee grinder to the size of coarse meal or sand. Dump into a large bowl with the polenta, butter and honey. Pour the boiling water over and let sit, stirring once or twice, until the mixture feels just warm to the touch, about 30 - 45 minutes. (If the water is hotter than this, it could kill the yeast. But don't let the grains sit too long, or they may absorb too much water and throw your ratios off.)

    Make the dough:

    • Crumble in the fresh yeast, stir, (if using active dry yeast, let the mixture sit for 10 minutes) then add the flaxseeds, whole wheat flour and salt. Begin adding the white flour 1/4 cup at a time, stirring after each addition. After about 1 1/4 cups the dough should form a rough, sticky mass. (If it is too dry at this point, sprinkle over a bit more water and continue stirring or kneading until it becomes sticky again.) Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a large plastic bag, and let the mixture sit for 15 - 20 minutes. (This is called autolyse, and it allows the starches in the flour to absorb the water and swell up, and the glutens to begin unfurling and forming straight lines. All of this makes the dough smoother and easier to knead, allowing you to add less flour and resulting in a wetter dough, which is what we want here.)
    • Uncover the bowl and scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, dusting your hands and surface with just enough flour to keep it from sticking, for about 10 minutes. The dough should feel smoother by the end, and should be a bit tacky but not sticking to things.
    • Round the dough into a boule and place in a large bowl coated lightly with oil. Turn to coat the dough with oil and leave the boule smooth side up. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and leave to rise until doubled in bulk, 1 - 2 hours.

    Shape the loaf:

    • Grease an 8x4" or 9x5" loaf pan with butter. Turn the dough out onto a surface dusted very lightly with a bit of flour. (A plastic scraper works wonderfully for this.) Pat the dough into a rectangle roughly 8x14", with a skinny side facing you. Roll the dough up snugly, cinnamon bun-style,and pinch the seam shut. Tuck the ends under the loafand roll the log a few times, seam side down, to smooth it out. Place the log, seam side down, in the greased pan, and put the whole shebang into a large plastic vegetable bag (or small garbage bag). Tie the end of the bag shut, leaving it inflated to give the loaf room to expand.
    • Let the loaf rise until doubled in bulk and 2" above the rim of the pan, 45 - 60 minutes. Meanwhile...

    Prepare the oven:

    • Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 400º. If you have a baking stone, put that on the rack. Place a metal or cast iron pan that you don't care about on the floor of the oven. You will put ice cubes in it to steam the oven, and it will become rusted and nasty.

    Bake the bread:

    • Remove the bag. Fill a 1/2 cup measure with ice cubes. Open the oven and quickly but gently place the loaf pan on the baking stone, and toss the ice cubes into the pan on the floor of the oven. Close the door and don't open it again for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, reduce the oven to 350º. Rotate the pan and bake the loaf for 30 - 40 more minutes, for a total baking time of 50 - 60 minutes. A thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should register 195 - 200º. Optionally, for an extra-crisp crust, remove the loaf from the pan after 45 minutes and finish baking directly on the stone.
    • Remove the loaf from the pan and let cool completely before cutting (the internal steam is continuing to cook the interior of the bread) 1 - 2 hours.
    • Store the bread in a plastic bag or other airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

    Notes

    This is a straightforward, user-friendly, multi-grain bread recipe, an excellent place to start for the yeast-phobic. If you prefer, you can substitute any multi-grain hot cereal blend for the millet, oats and polenta.
    Nutritional values are based on one of ten servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 433mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 85IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 1.1mg
    Making this? I'd love to see!Tag your snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and #bojongourmet!

     

    Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread

    This is a straightforward, user-friendly, multi-grain bread recipe, an excellent place to start for the yeast-phobic. If you prefer, you can substitute any multi-grain hot cereal blend for the millet, oats and polenta.

    Time: about 4 hours, plus 1 - 2 hours to cool the loaf

    Makes one 8x4" or 9x5" loaf

    1/4 cup millet
    1/4 cup steel cut oats
    1/4 cup dry polenta
    2 tablespoons butter
    2 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) honey
    1 1/2 cups boiling water

    1 tablespoon fresh yeast (or 2 teaspoons active dry or 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast)
    1/4 cup whole flaxseeds
    1/2 cup whole wheat bread flour
    1 3/4 teaspoons salt
    2 cups white bread flour, plus extra for kneading
    vegetable oil for the bowl
    butter for the pan

    Soak the grains:
    Pulse the millet and oats in a coffee grinder to the size of coarse meal or sand. Dump into a large bowl with the polenta, butter and honey. Pour the boiling water over and let sit, stirring once or twice, until the mixture feels just warm to the touch, about 30 - 45 minutes. (If the water is hotter than this, it could kill the yeast. But don't let the grains sit too long, or they may absorb too much water and throw your ratios off.)

    Make the dough:
    Crumble in the fresh yeast, stir, (if using active dry yeast, let the mixture sit for 10 minutes) then add the flaxseeds, whole wheat flour and salt. Begin adding the white flour 1/4 cup at a time, stirring after each addition. After about 1 1/4 cups the dough should form a rough, sticky mass. (If it is too dry at this point, sprinkle over a bit more water and continue stirring or kneading until it becomes sticky again.) Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a large plastic bag, and let the mixture sit for 15 - 20 minutes. (This is called autolyse, and it allows the starches in the flour to absorb the water and swell up, and the glutens to begin unfurling and forming straight lines. All of this makes the dough smoother and easier to knead, allowing you to add less flour and resulting in a wetter dough, which is what we want here.)

    Uncover the bowl and scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, dusting your hands and surface with just enough flour to keep it from sticking, for about 10 minutes. The dough should feel smoother by the end, and should be a bit tacky but not sticking to things.

    Round the dough into a boule and place in a large bowl coated lightly with oil. Turn to coat the dough with oil and leave the boule smooth side up. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and leave to rise until doubled in bulk, 1 - 2 hours.

    Shape the loaf:
    Grease an 8x4" or 9x5" loaf pan with butter. Turn the dough out onto a surface dusted very lightly with a bit of flour. (A plastic scraper works wonderfully for this.) Pat the dough into a rectangle roughly 8x14", with a skinny side facing you. Roll the dough up snugly, cinnamon bun-style,and pinch the seam shut. Tuck the ends under the loafand roll the log a few times, seam side down, to smooth it out. Place the log, seam side down, in the greased pan, and put the whole shebang into a large plastic vegetable bag (or small garbage bag). Tie the end of the bag shut, leaving it inflated to give the loaf room to expand.

    Let the loaf rise until doubled in bulk and 2" above the rim of the pan, 45 - 60 minutes. Meanwhile...

    Prepare the oven:
    Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 400º. If you have a baking stone, put that on the rack. Place a metal or cast iron pan that you don't care about on the floor of the oven. You will put ice cubes in it to steam the oven, and it will become rusted and nasty.

    Bake the bread:
    Remove the bag. Fill a 1/2 cup measure with ice cubes. Open the oven and quickly but gently place the loaf pan on the baking stone, and toss the ice cubes into the pan on the floor of the oven. Close the door and don't open it again for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, reduce the oven to 350º. Rotate the pan and bake the loaf for 30 - 40 more minutes, for a total baking time of 50 - 60 minutes. A thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should register 195 - 200º. Optionally, for an extra-crisp crust, remove the loaf from the pan after 45 minutes and finish baking directly on the stone.

    Remove the loaf from the pan and let cool completely before cutting (the internal steam is continuing to cook the interior of the bread) 1 - 2 hours.

    Store the bread in a plastic bag or other airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

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    Comments

    1. Jessa says

      July 02, 2010 at 4:09 pm

      I put coarse-ground cornmeal and steel-cut oats into my sandwich bread too! I love the texture it provides. Also, whole rolled oats.

      Seeing as how I was already planning on making sandwich bread today (yesterday was olive/rosemary/walnut, but we ate it all), I shall have to try this one out. Sounds perfect.

      (oh no! Not the "p" word!)

      Reply
    2. Z says

      July 03, 2010 at 7:55 pm

      I have been meaning to make bread for awhile and this may just be the inspiration I need. That said, I really appreciate the descriptions of the correct textures at the different stages. It's quite useful.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 31, 2013 at 7:47 pm

        Thanks, Z!

        Reply
    3. Matt says

      November 15, 2010 at 6:38 pm

      So I've been making this bread for about three months now and the flavor never seems to get old. I've yet to find millet in an LA supermarket, so I keep substituting bulgar wheat, and everything keeps coming out just fine. It really is an exquisite loaf. Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 31, 2013 at 7:48 pm

        Thanks Matt - you are the sweetest. :)

        Reply
    4. Vicky says

      March 31, 2013 at 6:26 pm

      I love this recipe! Bread is my favorite, but I often find that recipes are too challenging or make too much (I really don't have space or resources), so this was perfect. Your notes on the textures were great because I actually knew what to look for.

      I too did not have/can't easily get any millet. The first time I made it I substituted couscous (my theory was that millet and couscous looked similar... not my finest moment), but it still turned out really well! I am just finishing up my second showing and I used wheat bran instead of the millet this time and it smells delicious!

      Thanks for the inspiration and writing a great recipe!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 31, 2013 at 7:49 pm

        Thanks Vicky - I'm so glad you like it!

        Reply
    5. Amber Neyman says

      September 15, 2014 at 11:52 pm

      Hi Alanna! Thanks for the great recipe! I tried this bread recipe today, and my husband and I both love it. I made a few substitutions that turned out perfectly. I used coarse cornmeal, rolled oats instead of steel cut and I added oat bran. I'm so pleased with how it turned out. This is my first time to your blog and I'm looking forward to reading more.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        September 16, 2014 at 8:04 am

        Hi Amber! Thanks so much for coming back to comment - I really appreciate it! I'm so glad you like the bread. Those modifications sound perfect! This recipe is an old favorite around here. :)

        Reply
    6. Anonymous says

      October 13, 2014 at 10:31 pm

      I used Bob's Red Mill 10 grain cereal in place of the other grains and it turned out fantastic. The best whole grain bread I've had in a long time. My 20 month old loves it too!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        October 14, 2014 at 7:18 pm

        Oh I'm so glad to hear that. Thank you for the great review! :)

        Reply
    7. MEA says

      July 09, 2015 at 11:05 pm

      Hi Alanna! I'm excited to try this recipe but I have a question! The ingredients say 2C white flour but the instructions say 1 1/4C. Is that just a check point and you continue to add flour until you've reached 2C? I'm new to bread baking so I don't have it quite down yet! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 09, 2015 at 11:13 pm

        Hi MEA, Sorry, that is confusing! You'll just want to add enough flour so that the dough is still soft, but keadable when you dust it with flour; somewhere between 1 1/4 and 2 cups. :)

        Reply
    8. Mary says

      October 07, 2015 at 11:39 am

      Do you think whole wheat pastry flour could work in place of the white flour?

      Reply
    9. Mary says

      October 07, 2015 at 11:39 am

      Do you think whole wheat pastry flour could work in place of the white flour?

      Reply
    10. Caroline says

      June 04, 2016 at 9:27 am

      I have to tell you, for now 2 years I've been doing this bread and even if I never use the same grain (millet, amaranth, buckweath) and even seeds and nuts to replace flaxseed, it's always a HUGE success. Sometimes I just use oatmeal to have a « gentle » bread for the gut, or add almond meal or other nuts... this loaf is « P » everytime !! Thank you <3

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        June 07, 2016 at 4:07 pm

        Yay! Thanks so much for the great feedback and for sharing your delicious sounding variations. :)

        Reply
    11. Anthony says

      July 01, 2016 at 5:31 am

      Can I use sourdough starter in this recipe? If so how does it change the flour ratio?

      Reply
    12. Amanda says

      July 10, 2017 at 7:51 am

      This bread looks absolutely amazing! I want to try it so bad but I'm trying to stay away from wheat flours. I'm new to gluten free cooking. Is there any way to substitute other gluten free flours without sacrificing the height? Other gluten free breads I have tried making are very short and not very sandwich friendly in that regard. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        July 10, 2017 at 7:29 pm

        Hi Amanda! This is such a great question. GF bread baking is no easy feat, and I have yet to brave a fluffy whole grain sandwich bread like this one, though I'd like to! There's a bread recipe in my friend Sam's book Gluten-Free for Good that I've been meaning to try - I wrote about the book here and shared a delicious crisp recipe from it. FYI there are now loads of GF recipes on my site and also in my cookbook!

        Reply
    13. Vivian says

      January 09, 2018 at 5:19 pm

      Can this bread recipe be cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        January 11, 2018 at 1:08 am

        I'm not sure as I've never tried, but I'd guess the dough would be sturdy enough? Let me know if you try!

        Reply
    14. Charlotte says

      March 05, 2018 at 4:37 pm

      Hey! Love this recipe and was wondering what the best way would be to freeze it (before/after baking etc). I'd love to be able to make 2 or more loaves at a time and then be able to pull them out as we eat them

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 06, 2018 at 5:20 pm

        So glad you love it! My favorite way to store bread is to cut the baked bread into slices, double bag them, and freeze. They keep for a month or two, and you can just pull slices out as needed - you'll want to toast them of course. Alternatively you can freeze a whole loaf and just defrost it when you're ready to eat it. Let me know what you end up trying!

        Reply
        • Barb Dalgliesh says

          February 11, 2019 at 12:28 pm

          Just made this recipe and LOVE it ! Can I freeze the loaf before the last rise ? Have you ever done this ? I’d love to be able to take one out and bake it to give with soup or something as a gift to a neighbor. Thanks for your helpful advice :) Barb.

          Reply
          • Alanna says

            February 15, 2019 at 10:07 pm

            I've never tried this and don't know how it would work. You might be better off freezing it after baking - I do this with bread all the time and it works great!

            Reply
    15. Hema says

      August 13, 2018 at 10:39 pm

      What is Polenta?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        August 20, 2018 at 3:03 pm

        It's a type of corn meal.

        Reply
    16. Eileen says

      September 10, 2018 at 9:01 am

      Made this for the first time yesterday and it turned out exactly as I wanted. Light and delicious with a great texture!
      So out of curiosity, how does the recipe do if I double it? am I better just to make 2 batches? It would be great if I could do 2 loaves at once.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        September 12, 2018 at 10:34 am

        So glad you liked the bread!! I haven't tried doubling it but I think it should work fine! Please let me know if you give it a go. :)

        Reply
    17. Becky says

      October 29, 2018 at 10:51 am

      I have made this bread many times and love it. It always turns out great. I am trying to stay away from so much white flour so wondering if you have tried it with less white and more of other flours without hurting the texture?

      Reply
    18. Sabine Walter says

      November 18, 2018 at 8:41 pm

      This sounds interesting. Since you said "You can experiment with using other whole grains" I had this weird brainfart: how about using grains that would be used for beer brewing? I love beer, and I put those grains in my sourdough bread, but sandwhich bread? I wonder if it would make it too heavy?
      I picked some up yesterday and the homebrew store (three malted grains and barley flakes) and had them run the mix through their grinder. I have a flour grinder, so I can make them even finer. I still have sourdough to finish up, but I'll try to make this bread this week. What do you think?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        November 25, 2018 at 9:55 am

        Sounds divine! Please let me know how it turns out. :)

        Reply
    19. Engy says

      December 29, 2018 at 5:13 am

      What's polenta, please?

      Reply
      • Engy says

        December 29, 2018 at 3:07 pm

        I know what's polenta.. I meant do you mean the actual cooked one or the corn flour?

        Reply
        • Alanna says

          December 30, 2018 at 5:28 pm

          Dry polenta, thanks for asking - I'll clarify in the recipe. :)

          Reply
    20. Julia says

      January 04, 2019 at 6:26 am

      I have an electric oven so I cannot put a pan on the bottom of my oven. Can I use a cookie sheet of ice on the lowest rack and bake the bread on the next rack? What happens if the bread is not steamed like this?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        January 04, 2019 at 8:35 am

        That sounds like it would work! The steam helps to keep the outside of the dough soft and pliant so that it can continue to rise in the oven. :)

        Reply
    21. Rachel says

      February 06, 2019 at 12:10 pm

      Quick question - I'm a little confused, it is the full 2 cups of bread flour or just 1 1/4 cups? Thanks! ~ Rachel

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        February 06, 2019 at 2:21 pm

        It will depend on several factors - how much water the grains have absorbed, how dry/moist your flour is, etc. So add enough flour for the dough to come together as described - it may be closer to 1 1/4 cups or 2 cups depending on the above! :)

        Reply
    22. Annie says

      September 12, 2019 at 2:11 am

      Have you ever heard of someone trying this recipe in a breadmaker? Any modifications needed?

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        September 12, 2019 at 5:20 pm

        Hmmm I'm sure it would work, but I've never used a bread machine myself so I'm not sure how the process works. Please let me know if you test it out!

        Reply
    23. L Barnes says

      March 25, 2020 at 3:51 pm

      Delicious!!! My cereal grains were bulgar wheat, steel cut oats, and grits (that's what I had in the house this time). A beautiful and absolutely delectable loaf was the result. This recipe is a keeper! (My work from home extra curricular activity for the day.😁😋)

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        March 25, 2020 at 9:05 pm

        Fabulous! I'm so glad you liked it. Happy work-from-home baking to you!

        Reply
        • L Barnes says

          April 25, 2020 at 7:49 pm

          Made third time today. Each time a different combination of grains. Today was red quinoa, bulgar wheat, and Bob's Red Mill 6 grain hot cereal. But I used two smaller loaf pans because I can't get it into my toaster when I use one large pan. Hubby won't eat store bought bread now. See what you did??😆

          Reply
          • Alanna says

            April 26, 2020 at 12:02 pm

            Haha, I'm so glad you two love the recipe! Now hubby is spoiled. ;) That grain mix sounds delicious.

            Reply
    24. Avani Kamdar says

      May 26, 2020 at 3:12 pm

      I just tried this recipe for the first time yesterday and it turned out great! Since the inclusion of millets and whole wheat flour made me think of a traditional Indian flatbread, I added some Indian spices like turmeric, red chili powder, dried fenugreek leaves and white sesame seeds to add a savory flair and the result was a hit with the family. Thank you for this lovely recipe. I will be revisiting this hearty bread recipe again and again.

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        May 26, 2020 at 6:54 pm

        That sounds so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your modifications and for the rating!

        Reply
    25. Denise Fitzpatrick says

      August 06, 2020 at 8:01 pm

      Can't thank you enough for doing the research that led to this recipe and posting it (10 years ago!) I'm 68 and had never made bread, but while self-quarantining this summer decided to go for it. After trying several other recipes with disastrous results I fortunately stumbled upon yours.

      I've made this bread at least 15 times now and it has never failed me. I learned I don't like flaxseed (too fishy-tasting) so I usually substitute sesame seeds or walnuts, but your proportions are so accurate my loaf always turns out great. What's more, your step-by-step instructions gave me the confidence I needed to tackle breadmaking. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

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      • Alanna says

        August 17, 2020 at 10:51 pm

        Awwwww your sweet note completely made my day! I'm so glad you're loving this bread. I totally know what you mean about flax tasting fishy, so sesame seeds or walnuts sound like a perfect replacement. I hope you continue to enjoy the recipe!

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    26. Kelly says

      May 02, 2021 at 2:24 pm

      Have you ever tried this with all whole wheat or white whole wheat instead of the AP? It looks so yummy but I’m trying to skip some of the white flour in our diet.

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      • Alanna says

        May 03, 2021 at 1:38 pm

        I hear you! I haven't tried with all whole grain flours, and I think it might turn out dense and heavy since it already has a bunch of gluten-slashing whole grains and seeds in it. If I were you, I would try it as written first, then try swapping in more whole-grain flour a little at a time. Please let me know what you try!

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    27. Deborah says

      October 29, 2021 at 11:01 pm

      This bread is great. I think it's the best multigrain bread I've tried out of numerous recipes. I used a mix of about eight grains and ground them more than required for the recipe. One thing, I'd like the ingredients in grams rather than cups.

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