Bran Cereal Bread

Ingredients

• 0.7 cup bran cereal 
• 3 cups bread flour all-purpose
• 2.5 tablespoons butter softened
• 1 package yeast dry
• 4 teaspoons full molasses flavored
• 1.3 teaspoons salt 
• 4 teaspoons sugar 
• 1 cup very warm water (120 to130 °F)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• loaf pan
• stand mixer

Directions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, combine 1 cup of flour,cereal, sugar, salt and dry yeast.
2. Add butter.Gradually add water and molasses to cereal mixture and beat 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
3. Add another cup of flour. Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough additional flour to make stiff dough. Switch to the mixer’s dough hook and knead for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.
4. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.Meanwhile, spray an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with a strip of parchment (optional).
5. Roll or just pat the dough into a 12 x 8-inch rectangle, then roll it up into a cylinder. Set it in the pan and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
6. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes or until done.
7. Remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.