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For 40 years I have wanted a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. Tuesday Morning had the 5 qt bowl-lift stand mixer on sale for $219.99. The only attachment I want to get is the grain grinder. I wanted white. They had red, blue and white. The stores here were sold out of all colors except for one in Rockwall…….it was white!! Yeaaa. I called last night around 6:30 they close at 7. I asked if they could hold it until this morning and they did. 

What prompted me was reading an article on Yahoo news about some of the crap they put in our bread. Human hair and duck feathers! Really! They make some concoction that is suppose to make the texture of bread better. Feathers and hair? Really? Oh and get this, it comes from………wait for it………..China! Surprised? 

If anybody has a really tasty recipe for a whole grain bread with lots of fiber please post it. 

Congrats on the mixer!  I use mine to make applesauce, tomato juice, I grind meat with it, make sausage, all sorts of stuff.  I really like it a lot.

In this copy/paste from my blog I'm referring to using a wondermill – I have the kitchenaid grinder, and it won't make fine flour, but it does a nice job for corn meal, oat groats (like steel cut oats) and something like wheat breakfast cereal…..

This is my current recipe. If you have a mill and a ridiculous variety of grains and wheat berries on hand, you might want to try it too!

Ten Things Farm Fresh-Milled Multigrain Bread

Mill Blend:
1 ½ c. Walton Mixed Grain
1 ½ c. Semolina Wheat
1 c. Hard White Wheat
½ c. Pastry Wheat
½ c. Oat Groats

Mill all of the above on a setting about halfway between bread and pastry. If the grains were not pre-mixed before milling, be sure to stir the flour to combine the different flours.

Dough:
3 1/2 c. Mill Blend Flour
¼ c. Wheat Gluten
1 c. Unbleached All Purpose Flour
2 c. Warm Water
¼ c. Honey
1 ½ T. Yeast
1 ½ t. Salt
¼ c. Olive Oil

Combine all of the above in the bowl of the mixer, with the flours on the bottom. Set the timer for 10 minutes, and put the mixer on speed 2. Add in additional of the Mill Blend Flour, about ½ cup at a time (smaller increments toward the end) until the dough comes away from the sides. Let the mixer knead the dough until the timer finishes.

Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl. Flip the dough, then cover with plastic wrap and let rise until double.

Punch down, and knead the dough to re-distribute the yeast, just a minute or two. Divide into two large loaves, or two medium loaves and 4-6 dinner rolls. Roll as for bread, shape rolls, and place in lightly greased pans and cover to rise. When the dough begins to crest the top of the bread pans, turn oven to 375 degrees.

Place pans of dough in oven once it is pre-heated and bake bread loaves for 25-30 minutes. Because rolls are smaller, watch them for doneness after about 15-20 minutes.

This dough is also good for hot dog and hamburger buns. You may prefer to use 2 c. Unbleached All Purpose Flour for a lighter dough, or you can use the dough as listed above. If you use more of the white flour, use less of the Mill Blend Flour.

Thanks ladies. 

Zoo, Bosch! High tech for sure. Congratulation. You'll use your's a lot more than I will. Good on you. 

Cat, thanks for the recipe. I use to make bread. When I lived in Denver I had a sour dough starter that went north during the gold rush. Oh man was it good. I use to make dinner rolls for a small place across from the PO. They were so big they used them for hamburger buns. 

Hussy said:

Zoo, I watched some videos on YouTube on it. Wow! Very impressive. The one with the blender was very impressive. I remember in the 60's someone I knew got one. 

I really had forgotten about them. I guess if I did more cooking I might go that way. I'm sure you will give it a workout. Please post some photos of you using it when you do get it along with your opinion on it. 

How much did you end up paying for it and did you get any of the extra accessories? I saw they start at close to $500. 

 

Edited to add: Oh and . 

$376 ! Great price. 

Maybe I need to look into a local co-op.