Crunchy Cracked Wheat Bread

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A delicious bread and very healthy too! I adapted this from oprah magazine.

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Steps

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Pour 1 1 / 2 cups boiling water into a bowl with the cracked wheat and let stand about 45 minutes to soften.

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Drain and squeeze out the excess water.

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Sprinkle yeast and sugar into a bowl with 1 / 4 cup warm water.

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Stir to dissolve and let stand until foamy , about 10 minutes.

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Mix the buttermilk , molasses , honey , and 4 tablespoons butter in a small bowl.

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In a large bowl , combine salt , sesame and sunflower seeds , and whole wheat flour.

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Add yeast and buttermilk mixtures and stir until smooth.

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Add drained cracked wheat and stir to combine.

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Using a wooden spoon to mix , add all-purpose flour , 1 / 2 cup at a time.

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Stir until soft dough forms.

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Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until dough is soft and springy , about 7-8 minutes.

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Add more flour , 1 tablespoons at a time , if needed.

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The dough will be a little bit sticky.

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Place dough in a greased bowl.

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Turn it in the bowl to grease the top.

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Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm spot until .

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Ingredients

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cracked wheat, active dry yeast, sugar, buttermilk, unsulphured molasses, honey, unsalted butter, kosher salt, sesame seeds, unsalted sunflower seeds, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cornmeal