Irish Brown Bread

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup + 1¼ cups lukewarm water, divided
• 2½ tsp active dry yeast
• 1½ tsp molasses
• 1½ tsp Amoretti® Blue Agave Nectar Amber
• 2 tsp Amoretti® Natural Irish Stout Beer Type Extract W.S.
• 1½ tsp Amoretti® Date Extract W.S.
• 3½ cups whole wheat flour
• ½ cup bread flour
• 1 tsp salt

• 9" loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450℉. Spray loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment. Set aside.
2. Pour ⅔ cup lukewarm water into a large bowl.
3. Add active dry yeast, molasses, Blue Agave Nectar, Natural Irish Stout Beer Type and Date Extracts. Let sit for 10 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, bread flour, and salt.
5. When 10 minutes have passed and the yeast is nice and foamy, stir in flour mixture.
6. Add 1¼ cups lukewarm water and mix with a wooden spoon until combined. Dough will be sticky.
7. Let dough rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
8. Using floured hands, form dough into a loaf shape and place in prepared pan.
9. Cover with a towel and place in a warm spot to proof for 20 minutes.
10. Bake for 20 minutes.
11. Remove bread from loaf pan, remove parchment.
12. Reduce oven to 400℉ and bake bread, upside down, for an additional 15 minutes.
13. Cool on a wire rack.

• The bread is best served warm, but will keep 2 days tightly wrapped.