Ingredients
1⅓cupsboiling water
1tspfennel seed
1tspcumin seeds
1tspcaraway seed
¼cupcracked wheat
2¼tbspbutter
2¼tbspmolasses
1tbsporange zest
¼tspbaking soda
1½cupsrye flour
1½cupsbread flour
2tspactive dry yeast
2tspgluten flour
3tbsppowdered buttermilk
Preparation
Combine fennel seeds, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, cracked wheat, butter or margarine, molasses or barley malt, and orange zest in 1⅓ cup of boiling water. Soak for 1 hour. (This pre-soaks the cracked wheat and pre-releases the other flavors.)
Add seed mixture along with baking soda, whole wheat or rye flour, high-gluten bread flour, dry yeast, gluten, and buttermilk powder into the pan of a bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
Select the cycle for White Bread and the Light Crust setting. Start.
