This is a simple homemade style brown bread that is very common in every household. A healthy variation than any store bought one, they can simply be relished with either jam, butter or eggs in any form.
Very few ingredients went into making this awesome fresh bread in the convection mode in the microwave at 190 degrees c for 30 minutes. For a healthier version, I have added olive oil instead of butter and raw sugar.
- 3 cups atta (whole wheat flour)
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. instant yeast
- 1 tsp. brown sugar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1/2 tsp. oats
In a bowl, mix together 1/2 cup lukewarm water, yeast and sugar. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
In a bowl, sift the flour. Add salt, egg yolk, milk, oil and the yeast water. Mix well and knead into a soft, pliable dough with required quantity of lukewarm water.
Add 1/2 tsp. oil and continue to knead for another 2 minutes. Cover with a plastic bag and keep aside in a warm place for 2 hours.
Punch the swelled up dough for 2-3 minutes and shape it into a log. Transfer to a greased and floured loaf tin. Cover again with a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
Take it out of the refrigerator 2 hours prior to baking. Brush the surface with some milk and sprinkle some oats over it.
Preheat the microwave oven at 190 degrees in the convection mode. Place the loaf tin on the lower rack and bake for 30 minutes.
After 20 minutes of baking when the surface of the bread starts to brown, cover lightly with a foil and continue to bake.
When done, transfer the bread loaf onto a wire rack and let it cool. Slice it and serve as desired.
This is a basic bread recipe for everyday use, which is done in a microwave in the micro powder mode. To make it more healthy, I have used olive oil. orange juice and orange zest instead of sugar and butter.
A home made bread is anytime better than a store bought one. This is a very quick recipe and in just 5 minutes, your bread is done. It does not have the usual brown crust on the surface, but nevertheless it simply tastes awesome. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 2 cups atta (whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. instant yeast
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- flour to dust
In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and yeast. Add the oil, orange juice and orange zest. Knead into a soft, pliable dough by adding required quantity of water.
Cover and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place. Knead again for 2-3 minutes and transfer to a greased and floured loaf pan. Keep aside to rest for a further 1 hour.
Place the loaf pan in the microwave along with a bowl of water so that it does not dry out. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and let it cool. Cut into slices and serve with butter, jam or eggs. Preserve the remaining in a close air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Mix atta (whole wheat flour), salt & instant yeast.
Add oil, orange juice & orange zest & mix well.
Knead into a soft dough with some water. Cover & keep aside for 2 hours.
After the dough has been rested, knead again for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer to a greased & floured loaf pan. Cover & keep aside for an hour.
Microwave on micro power high for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and let it cool.
Cut into slices and serve with jam, butter or eggs.
This is a basic bread recipe for everyday use, done in a microwave in the convection mode. where I have used some orange juice and orange jest to give a subtle flavour. It is a best alternative to any store bought one.
For a healthier version, I have added olive oil instead of butter and added no sugar. The juice from the orange does the job. Enjoy these freshly baked bread with some jam ,butter or as a simple toast with eggs.
- 2 1/2 cups atta (whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. instant yeast
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- flour to dust
In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and yeast. Add the oil, lemon zest and lemon juice and combine well. Knead it into a soft dough with the help of required quantity of water.
Cover and leave it to rise for 45 minutes in a warm place. (I kept it in the microwave). By now the dough will swell up.
Knead again for 2-3 minutes by wetting your hands at intervals as the dough becomes very elastic. Cover and leave again to rise for further 30 minutes.
Again knead it well for 2 minutes and transfer it into a greased and flour dusted bread pan. Leave aside for further 30 minutes to swell up.
Preheat the microwave to 210 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Place the bread pan over the lower rack and bake for 22-24 minutes.
When the surface turns light brown, cover with an aluminium foil and continue to bake. Do the toothpick test.
When done, transfer to a wire rack and allow it to cool. Cut into slices and serve as preferred or store in any container.
Mix together flour, salt and instant yeast.
Add olive oil, orange juice and orange zest.
Knead well & keep aside for 45 minutes. Knead again & let it rise
for a further 30 minutes.
The swelled up dough after it has rested.
Grease and flour dust the bread pan.
Transfer the dough to the pan.
Allow it to rise again for 30 minutes.
When done, take it out of the microwave.
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llow it to rest on a wire rack.
Cut into slices and serve.
