Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seed
  • 1/4 cup cracked wheat
  • 2 1/4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 1/4 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups rye flour
  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons gluten flour
  • 3 tablespoons powdered buttermilk

Method

  • Combine fennel seeds, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, cracked wheat, butter or margarine, molasses or barley malt, and orange zest in 1 1/3 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.