Spent Grain Wheat Bread

This bread is an excellent way to use some of the grain that is left over when brewing beer. Just make sure that you aren’t using spent grain that has hops mixed in with it!

Original recipe makes 1 – 1 1/2 pound loaf

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup spent grain
1 1/2 tablespoons powdered milk
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup rye flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1 teaspoon active dry yeast

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    40 mins

  • READY IN

    3 hrs

Directions

  1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select whole wheat cycle; press Start. If using the delay timer, decrease water by 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition

Calories: 185 kcal
Carbohydrates: 32.8 g
Cholesterol: 8 mg
Fat: 3.5 g
Fiber: 2.9 g
Protein: 6.4 g
Sodium: 219 mg