Grape-Nuts Bread

Name: Grape-Nuts Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf (2 pounds, 16 slices).
Ingredients: 1-2/3 cups water (70° to 80°); 3 tablespoons canola oil; 4-1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 3-3/4 cups bread flour; 3/4 cup Grape-Nuts cereal; 1-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Debbie Hunt of Anthony, Kansas likes to add tasty Grape-Nuts cereal to this hearty loaf. "This moist bread is so easy that I make it at least twice a week," she says. "Once, I put it together in the middle of the night when I suddenly remembered that I didn't have any bread for breakfast."

Ingredients

1-2/3 cups water (70° to 80°)
3 tablespoons canola oil
4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3-3/4 cups bread flour
3/4 cup Grape-Nuts cereal
1-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available.
Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed.)

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 142 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Grape-Nuts Bread in Quick Cooking May/June 2004