Baking the Bread Bible #2: Cracked Wheat Loaf

3 Feb 2025

A sandwich loaf of bread, cut in half, on a cutting board. The photo shows the interior crumb on both halves. It is light beige to tan with plenty of air and a soft look. The crust is blonde/tan and very defined.

A loaf of bread cooling on a wire rack. The loaf is a sandwich loaf shape, photographed slightly from above. It is golden brown at the top, tan at bottom, with a slight score running down the length of loaf, at the center. — "Cracked Wheat Loaf" from *The Bread Bible*, p. 290.
Baked Monday, 2025-01-27.

Almost forgot about this one - I baked it last weekend - and didn’t take great notes. Have probably made this before but not in a while. Includes a bit of cracked wheat/bulgur.

Great flavor but maybe not the most exciting? I like the idea of this bread a lot, as a softer wheat sandwich loaf that still retains some of the chewy texture of whole grains. Will probably give this another go soon and maybe try upping the amount of wheat, both flour and whole grain.