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Submitted by dutch

Multigrain health bread machine recipe loaded with bran, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, carrots, and raisins. Honey-sweetened with applesauce instead of oil for a hearty, low-fat loaf.

YIELD

1 loaf

PREP

5 min

COOK

1 hrs

READY

1 hrs

This is the kind of bread that makes you feel good just slicing it. Bran flakes, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, grated carrots, and raisins all packed into one bread machine loaf. It’s dense with texture and naturally sweet from honey and applesauce, no oil or excess fat needed.

Applesauce pulls double duty here, adding moisture and a faint fruity sweetness while keeping the fat content low. Combined with skim milk powder, it creates a soft crumb that stays fresh longer than most lean breads.

The mix of bread flour and whole wheat gives the loaf enough gluten strength to rise well despite all those heavy add-ins. Bran flakes and wheat germ weigh dough down, so that bread flour backbone is what keeps this from turning into a doorstop.

Pro Tips

  • Add raisins and sunflower seeds at the mix-in beep if your machine has one. Adding them at the start can over-process them into mush.
  • Grate carrots finely. Chunky carrot pieces create wet pockets that don’t bake through evenly.
  • The dough will look shaggy at first with all those mix-ins. Give it the full knead cycle before judging texture.
  • Store this bread tightly wrapped. The carrots and applesauce keep it moist for 3-4 days.

Variations

  • Nut version: Swap sunflower seeds for chopped walnuts or pecans for a richer, more buttery crunch.
  • Cranberry: Replace raisins with dried cranberries for a tart twist.
  • Oat topped: Brush the top with water and press rolled oats into the crust before the final rise for a bakery look.

Ingredients

¾ 177
CUP ML WATER
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML BREAD FLOUR
¼ 59
2 10
TEASPOONS ML MILK, SKIM, (NON FAT) POWDER
non-fat
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
2 10
TEASPOONS ML HONEY
1 15
TABLESPOON ML APPLESAUCE
¼ 59
CUP ML CARROTS
grated
¼ 59
¼ 59
¼ 59
1 15
TABLESPOON ML WHEAT GERM
2 10
TEASPOONS ML YEAST, ACTIVE DRY

Directions

Put ingredients into bread machine and press “Start".

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 143g (5.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 324 16% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 618mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 20g 20%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19%
Sugars g
Protein 22g
Vitamin A 24% Vitamin C 3%
Calcium 4% Iron 24%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
 

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