Pickle-Juice Bread-Machine Bread

This recipe, the product of long experimentation, produces a dense and zesty loaf. Warning: highly addictive (in the best way)!

Original recipe makes 1 3-pound loaf

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pickle juice
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon active dry yeast

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    3 hrs 10 mins

  • READY IN

    3 hrs 40 mins

Directions

  1. Put dill pickle juice, water, vegetable oil, salt, white sugar, wheat germ, oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and yeast, respectively, in the pan of a bread machine.
  2. Select Sandwich and Three-Pound Loaf settings; press Start. Cycle should take about 3 hours 10 minutes to complete.
  3. Remove loaf from bread pan and allow to cool on wire rack at least 20 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 178 kcal
Carbohydrates: 32 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 3.6 g
Fiber: 2.7 g
Protein: 5.1 g
Sodium: 113 mg

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