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Questions Doubts and Requests => Recipe Requests => Topic started by: Intrepidtrier on November 17, 2010, 12:13:08 am

Title: Soaking Grains
Post by: Intrepidtrier on November 17, 2010, 12:13:08 am

Would anyone have any sort of recipes for soaking wholemeal flour for the use of making bread???  Have tried using 3 cups of flour with 1 1/2 cups of water, 2 tblsp of yoghurt, 1tbls of oil , 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/4cup sunflower seeds, linseeds, chai seeds and 1/4 tsp yeast, and as you can guess it has turned out like a little brick again. So if anyone can help out I would appreciate it muchly, Thanks Sandy

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: opi2kenopi on November 17, 2010, 12:37:53 am

I would recommend reading the Full Little Tummies blog.

http://fulllittletummies.blogspot.com/2010/10/filling-tummies-with-seeded-bread.html

Amazing detail and plenty of information on soaking grains. :)

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Nay-nay on November 17, 2010, 12:56:28 am

There's been a few threads on it. Cathy79 is the person to talk to about it - you could PM her if she doesn't see this.  ;)
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3560.0

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3173.0

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on November 17, 2010, 01:29:05 am

Quote from: opi2kenopi on November 17, 2010, 12:37:53 am

I would recommend reading the Full Little Tummies blog.

http://fulllittletummies.blogspot.com/2010/10/filling-tummies-with-seeded-bread.html

Amazing detail and plenty of information on soaking grains. :)

Thanks opi2kenopi.  Lovely feedback!  :D

Sandy I have been trying to make soaked wholegrain loaves for months now and haven't found a successful combination yet using 100% wholegrain flour (TMX milled).  Basically I have found unless you are happy with a very dense/chewy loaf you either need to use a bread improver/enhancer (which I am not happy to use) or use a minimum of 1/3 unbleached "white" flour in your loaves.  Hope this helps.  There are a few soaked loaves on my blog to check out also.  Click on the bread label and they should all come up. :)

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Nay-nay on November 17, 2010, 02:12:42 am

Oh - yes of course!! Chelsea - she's an expert on it.  :-[  :-*  :-*

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on November 17, 2010, 02:20:50 am

LOL - you are a silly billy Nay! :-* :-* I am certainly not an expert - just love baking with whole grains.  ;D

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Intrepidtrier on November 17, 2010, 03:08:47 am

Thanks for all your replies.  Chelsea after reading your reply I might try soaking 2 cups of wholemeal flour with 300 ml of water and maybe 3tblsp of kefir whey overnight and then adding the rest of the ingredients the next day using 1 cup of white bakers flour and seeing how that turns out. I will let you know how it turns out. Sandy

Title: Re: Soaking Grains
Post by: Jabba on November 22, 2010, 12:32:41 pm

I did some experimenting with this a little while ago and posted my results here - http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=4575.0 .