Wheat Berry Bread - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Wheat Berry Bread is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup uncooked wheat berries
- 1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons dark honey (such as buckwheat)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups bread flour, divided
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup amaranth flour
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons bread flour
- 2 tablespoons wheat bran
Instructions
- Combine water and wheat berries in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender. Drain wheat in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; set wheat berries aside.
- Let reserved cooking liquid stand until warm (100 ° to 110 °). Stir yeast into cooking liquid.
- Combine milk, honey, and salt in a small, heavy saucepan, stirring with a whisk until honey and salt dissolve. Heat milk mixture over medium heat until warm (100 ° to 110 °). Add milk mixture to yeast mixture, stirring with a whisk; let stand 5 minutes.
- Lightly spoon 3 cups bread flour, whole wheat flour, and amaranth flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Stir 2 1/2 cups bread flour, whole wheat flour, and amaranth flour into yeast mixture.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes); add up to 1/2 cup bread flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel tacky).
- Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 °), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.)
- Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes. Coat two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray; dust each with 1 tablespoon bread flour.
- Divide dough in half. Working with 1 portion at a time (cover remaining dough to keep from drying), knead half of wheat berries into dough; place dough in prepared pan. Sprinkle dough with 1 tablespoon wheat bran. Repeat procedure with remaining dough, wheat berries, and wheat bran. Cover and let rise 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 375 °.
- Bake at 375 ° for 45 minutes or until golden. Cool loaves in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Honey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Wheat Berry Bread recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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