Brewer’s Bread
Here's another way to reuse spent grain. Bread! Whether there is much flavor or nutrients in left in the grain or not, there is certainly fiber in the husks. If nothing else it can act as a filler, and the more complex mashes will get roast character from the malt. We made this one with grain from our brown ale on Christmas eve. It turned out to be quite delicious. I'm not very patient so I didn't let the bread rise enough in the pan (step 7) so it came out a bit flat but that was fine. We sliced it at an angle to get "thicker" slices and made French-toast for Christmas morning and my wife was picking at the bread the next few days until we used it in a breakfast casserole. Would have been good as sandwich bread or toast as well. Let us know what you think!
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 1 packet of dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 cup spent grain
Directions (Bread Maker)
- Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
- Select Whole Wheat Bread cycle, and Start.
Directions (Bread Pan)
- In a large bowl, mix warm water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey.
- Add white bread flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour and spent grains; Stir to combine.
- Let set for 30 minutes.
- Mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup honey, 1 cup whole wheat flour and salt.
- Flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until not real sticky - just pulling away from the counter, but still sticky to touch.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of the dough. Cover with a dishtowel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
- Punch down, and divide into 3 loaves. Place in greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes; do not over bake.
- Lightly brush the tops of loaves with melted butter or margarine when done to prevent crust from getting hard. Cool completely
