Whole Wheat Bread 2

wheatbread
VegRecipesofIndia
august 2, 2016 by dassana amit (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/author/shirdibaba/)
100%wholewheatbreadorattabreadrecipewithstepbystepphotosarecipetogiveyoua
reallygoodbreadwiththeingredientsyouhaveathome.
thisisasoftbreadwithalightcrumb.therecipedoesnothavethetypicaldensenessand
heavinesswhichisfoundin100%wholewheatbreads.thereisaspecial&secretingredientinthe
recipethathelpsintheglutendevelopment.
iembarkeduponthisingredientonedaywheniwasmakingnaan.typicallytheindiannaans
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/naanrecipewithoutyeast/)andbhatura
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bhaturarecipebhaturebhatura/)haveoneingredientthathelpsin
theleaveningprocessandgivesasofttexture,evenwhenthenaansaremadewithoutyeast.i
theleaveningprocessandgivesasofttexture,evenwhenthenaansaremadewithoutyeast.i
thoughtwhynottryusingthisingredientinabread.anditworkedlikeacharm.
laterwhilestudyingmoreaboutbreadbaking,icametoknowthatanacidicmediuminlimits,helps
inglutendevelopment.sonowonderthatthisingredientworked.sobeforeyouaskmewhatisthe
secretletmetellyouitscurdoryogurt.
wellthebreadhasaslighttasteofyogurt,butreallyitdoesnotmatter.lateriexperimentedwith
anotheracidicingredientvinegarandthisonetooworkedverywell.againthebreadhadaslight
tasteofvinegar,butwehadnoissues.asavegetarian,youcanusedairyyogurtandasaveganyou
canusecashewyogurtorvinegar.
tomakethisbread,ihaveusedinstantyeast.ihavementionedtheproportionsofdryactive
yeast,aswellintherecipedetailsandthemethodtoo.ibroughttheinstantyeastfromgourmetco.in.
thisisareallygoodyeastbrand.
withinstantyeasttheleaveningandrisingtimeisfasterthancomparedwithdryactiveyeast.
youalsodontneedtoprooftheinstantyeastlikethedryactiveyeast.youjustaddtheyeastintothe
flourandkneadthedough.thankstodivyaofeasycooking(http://www.divyascookbook.com/)of
lettingmeknowabouttheavailabilityinstantyeastinindia.
ikneadedthedoughwithhandsjusttoshowyouthetextureofthedough.youcanuseafood
processororstandmixeralsotokneadthedough.attimesiusekitchenaidtomakedoughforwhite
bread(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/whitebreadeasywhitebread/)andbrownbread
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/brownbreadrecipebrownbread/).
ihavealsousedchakkiground(stoneground)organicatta.youcanuseanygoodqualityattato
makethisbread.imadebombayvegsandwiches(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bombayveg
sandwich/),paneerbreadrolls(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/paneerbreadrollsrecipe/)and
cheesechilitoast(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/cheesechillitoastrecipe/)withtheattabread.
100%wholewheatbreadrecipebelow:
100%wholewheatbreadrecipe(attabreadrecipe)makes1loaf
preptime
cooktime
totaltime
1hour
25mins
1hour25mins
100%wholewheatbreadmadewithattaor100%wholewheatflour,
yogurtandyeast.
author:dassana
recipetype:breakfast
cuisine:world
serves:23
ingredients(measuringcupused,1cup=250ml)
3cups100%wholewheatflour/atta
1to1.25cupswateriused1.25cupswater
1tspinstantyeastortbspdryactiveyeast
1tsprocksaltorregularsalt
1tbspunrefinedcanesugarorregularsugar
2tbspgheeorbutteroroil
2tbspyogurt/curd(dairyorvegan)or1.5tbspvinegar
somemilk(dairyorvegan)forbrushingthetopofthebread
print
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/easyrecipe
print/312290/)
howtomaketherecipe:
preparingthedoughwithinstantyeast:
1. sievetheflourwithsaltorjustmixtheflourwiththesalt.
2. addthe1tspinstantyeastandjustlightlymix.
3. thenaddsugar,ghee,curdandinstantyeast.
4. firstjustmixeverythinglightlyandthenslowlyaddingwaterinintervalskneadtoasmooth,
softdough.
5. addmorewaterifrequired.thedoughshouldbeslightlysticky.
6. brushsomewateralloverthedoughandkeepinadeepwidebowlcoveredwithalidor
kitchentowelfor3035minutes.
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removeandthenlightlypunch&kneadthedoughagain.
makealogofthedoughandseamtheedges.
placeitinagreasedloafpanfor4045minutes.
coverandletitrise.
preheattheovenat220degreesCforatleast20minutes.
oncethebreadhasrisenintheloafpan,keepintheovenandbakefor2225minutesoruntil
thebreadsoundshollowwhentapped.
13. ifthebreadbeginstobrownfromthetop,thencoverwithbutterpaperoraluminiumfoil.
14. whenthebreadisstilllightlyhot,removefromtheloafpanandkeepitonawiredtraytocool.
preparingthedoughwithdryactiveyeast:
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warm1or1.25cupsofwater.
add1tbspsugaranddryactiveyeast.
stirandlettheyeastactivate.
thisusuallytakesabout1012minutes.
sieveboththeflourwithsalt.
addtheproofedyeastmixture,ghee/butter/oilandyogurt.
mixalltheingredientsfirst.
thenbegintokneadthedough.
addmorewaterifrequired.thedoughshouldbeslightlysticky.
continuetoknead,tillyougetasmoothdoughwhichwhenstretcheddoesn'ttear.
ruborbrushwateralloverthedoughandkeepinacoveredbowltoleavenfor1.5to2hours.
after1.5to2hours,removethedoughandpunchanddeflateitlightly.
rollasinglelogofthedough.
tucktheedgesdownonbothsidesofthebreadloaf.
placethebreadinagreasedloafpan(95inches)withthetuckededgesfacingdownwards.
covertheloafpanandletthedoughleavenfor40minutesto1hour.
preheattheovenat220degreesCforatleast20minutes.
oncethebreadhasrisenintheloafpan,keepintheovenandbakefor2225minutesoruntil
thebreadsoundshollowwhentapped.
stepbystep100%wholewheatbreadrecipe:
1. mixthewholewheatwithsaltandaddintheinstantyeast.
(http://photos.vegrecipesofindia.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/12/wholewheatbreadrecipe1.jpg)
2.addintheyogurt,ghee/butter/oil.
3.firstmixwellandthenkneadintoasoftdoughaddingwateratintervals.thedoughwillbeslightly
stickybutaftertheinitialrise,itwillbefine.
4.keepthekneadeddoughinawidebowlandjustlightlybrushwateralloverit.
5.keepcoveredfor3035minutes.thebreaddoughafterthefirstrise.
6. laterpunchandlightlykneadthedough.makealogofthedoughandseamtheedges.
7.placethedoughloginagreasedloafpanof9x5inchesandletitrisefor4045mins.
8.thebreadafterthesecondrise.
9.makea25mmcrossorslitsonthebreadandlightlybrushwithmilk.
10.bakethewholewheatbreadinapreheatedovenfor220degreesCfor2225mins.
whenthebreadisstillhot,removefromthepanandkeepitonthewireracktocool.oncecooled,
servethebreadorwrapinaclingfilmorkeepinabreadbox.servewheneverrequired.youcan
alsousethisattabreadtomakevariousrecipeslikebakedbreadrolls
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bakedbreadrollsrecipe/),cheesetoastsandwich
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/vegcheesetoastsandwichrecipe/),bombayvegtoastsandwich
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bombayvegtoastsandwich/),stuffedbreadpakoras
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/breadpakorarecipepotatostuffedbreadpakora/),breadrolls
withstuffedpotatoes(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/breadrollsstuffedpotatoes/)etc.
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{531responses}
Shreya Ramteke says
September 24, 2016 at 1:43 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment531649)
HellochefmShreya,
whatcanwedoifwedonothaveyeast.canwefermentitlikedosabatter?
Reply (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/?replytocom=531649#respond)
dassana amit (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com) says

shreya,themethodisdifferentwhenyeastisnotused.amixtureofsomeflour,bakingsoda,curdandwateris
mixedandleftovernight.thenthismixtureismixedwithremainingflourandthenkneadedtothedough.this
doughisthenallowedtofermentforsomehours.iknowthemethod,buthavenevertriedmakingbreadwithit.
somereadershavetriedandhavegotsuccessfulresults.
Amrita says
Hi,
IreallyneedtoknowtheminimumamountofoilthatIcanaddtothisandifthereisanysubstitutetobeusedinplace
ofthat.
Yourrecipesarewonderfulandhavehelpedmerecreatemagicinthekitcheninspiteofmyfoodrestrictions.Hope
youcanhelphereaswell.

amrita,insteadofoilveggiepureescanbeused.buttheonlyissuewillbetheflavorandtasteofthebreadwill
change.youcanskipoil.oildoeshelpmakingthebreadsoft,butevenifyouskip,thennoissues.ihaveeven
madepavandbreadswithoutoilasatimesihaveforgottentoaddthem.justkeepthedoughslightlystickyand
kneadverywell.
Binal says
August 26, 2016 at 8:44 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment524460)
Imadepavwithurrecipeanditturnedoutamazing..itsasimplerecipesieasytomake..thankusomucforsharing..

August 26, 2016 at 8:55 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment524609)
welcomebinal
gladyoulikedthewheatbreadrecipe.thanksforpositiveviews.
ninette says
hidear,
donthaveoven,butIjustwanttomakebrownbreadasIdontlikethestoreboughtones,pleaseletmeknowifIcan
steamthisbread,andforhowlong,Iwouldliketotryitwith1or2cupsoffloursowhatwouldbethemeasureof
yeast.Pleaserespondtks.

withsteamingtherecipewillchange.youcancheckthispavrecipewhichismadeinapressurecookertogetan
ideaonstovetopbaking.athickbottomedanddeeppancanalsobeusedinsteadofpressurecooker
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipeinpressurecooker/(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipe
inpressurecooker/)
inthisrecipefor1cupflour,youcanuse1/4teaspooninstantyeastand2cupsflour,youcanuse1/2teaspoon
instantyeast.
Renu says
DearDassana
Thanksalotforeverything.Wassatisfiedwiththebreadtoday.Couldhavebreadaftersolongbecauseofyou!Just
wantedtocheckifIcandoPavwiththesamerecipe?Andcanoneaddraisinsseedsetctothesamerecipe?
Thanks
Renu

thanksrenuandnicetoknow.ifeelgoodtherecipeworkedforyou.youcanaddvariousseedslikesesame
seeds,sunflowerseeds,pumpkinseedsandevendryfruitslikeraisins.andyoucanmakepavwiththesame
recipe.evenimakeattimes.
Renu says
BlessyouDassana
Thanksagain.Yesitsinstantyeastandalsoitsgranules(sorryhadnotopenedthepacking).SoIfollowthefirst
methodandshallgetbacktoyouamsurewithgoodresults.Andyesamavoidinganythingpackaged.Thanks
Renu

thankyourenu
yesdofollowthefirstmethod.andkneadthedoughverywell.goodtoknowyouareavoidingpackagedfood.
sometimestheinstantyeastgranulesdonotdissolveinthedough.ihavefacedthisproblemacoupleoftimes.
sowhatidoisidissolvetheyeastgranuleswiththewater&sugarandthenaddtotheflouralongwiththe
oil/ghee/butterandsalt.letmeknowifthereareanyissues.andtakecare.
Renu says
DearDassana
Amreallyimpressedandtouchedbyyourpromptreply.IwasgiventhisblockofKFinstantyeastbysomebodyand
wanttomakeyourrecipeofattabread.MyconcernissinceitsablockhowamIsupposedtomeasure1tblspand
howtouseit.ShouldIfollowthe1storthesecondmethodtomakethedoughrisewell.Thesolardryyeastdidnot
riseatallduringmypreviousattempt.WouldbeverygratefulifyoucouldguidemeasIamacancerwarriorandnot
allowedreadymadeprocessedbreads.AmnotallowedsugartoosocanIusejaggeryinstead?
Thanks
Renu

thanksrenu.canyousliceorbreaktheblock.iwasusingablockoffreshyeastandicouldeasilysliceitand
measure.isitfreshyeastorinstantyeast.ifusingfreshyeast,use1tablespoonandifusinginstantyeast,use1
teaspoon.bothfreshyeastandinstantyeastaredifferent.freshyeastcanbeintheformofblock.instantyeastis
intheformoffinegranules,soiamfiguringouthowitcanbeablock.forfreshyeast,youhavetofollowthe
secondmethodandforinstantyeast,followthefirstmethod.
secondmethodandforinstantyeast,followthefirstmethod.
youcanaddjaggery.apinchisalsofine.theyeastcellsfeedonthesugarandhencesugarisadded.butthe
starchesarealsosugarcompounds,soinsomerecipestheydontaddsugarandtheyeastcellsfeedonthe
starchsugars.ifyouwantyoucanskipthejaggeryentirely.
avoidreadymadeanythingbeitbreadoranyotherfoodproductastheyusealotofpreservativesandadditives
whicharedetrimentaltohealth.
iwishyouallthebestinyourhealingandihopetheuniverseguidesaswellashelpsyou.takecare.
Renu says
Hi
CanIuseblockoffreshyeasttomakethisbreadandifyeshowmuch?Ididmakeitwithsolaryeastbuttheresult
wasfarfromdesirable
Thanks.
Renu

renu,youcanusefreshyeast.1tablespoonfreshyeast.
Aesha says
HiDassanana,
Imadethisisinconvectionon200degreefor18mins.Itturnedoutgood!
Thanksfortheeasyrecipe.

thanksaeshaforsharingthetempandthetime.itwillhelpreaders.alsothanksforthefeedbackontheatta
breadrecipe.
Parvathy says
HiDassana,
Ihavetriedthiswholewheatbreadrecipeseveraltimes,butialwaysnoticethatalthoughtillthe2ndrisethedough
risesperfectlywell,thebreaddoughdoesnotriseintheoven.Whatcouldbethereason.??
BtwThankyouforallyourlovelyrecipesandreallyappreciateyourhumilityinspiteofbeingontopofthegame..

thankyouparvathyforthekindwords.comingbacktoyourquery,ideallyifthebreadriseswellboththetimes,
thenitshouldriseintheoventoo.couldbethatthetemperatureintheovenisless.alsotheovenhastobe
preheatedforminimumof15minutes.whenthebreadpangoesin,theovenhastobehot.trybakingatahigher
temperatureinyouroven.youcanincreasethetempertureto15to20degreesmorethanwhatismentionedin
therecipe.alsocalibrateyouroventocheckthetemperature.ongoogle,youwillgettoknowthecalibration
methodusingathermometer.ifthetemperatureshowslessormorethanwhatyouhaveset,thenyoumayneed
tocallthecompanyserviceperson.hopethishelps.
Remya says
HiDassanaIamaregularvisitorItriedthisrecipeanditdidcomeoutwellThanksfortheseeasyandyummy
recipes!!!

welcomeremya.gladtoknowthis.
priyanka says
priyanka says
July 30, 2016 at 3:51 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment518132)
hello
itriedthisrecipetodayusingactivedryyeast.butifoundthtmydoughdidnotraiseenough.afterbothstepsitwas
same.iusedyeastofsomeindianmake.canusuggestwhatmighthvgonewrong.
thanku

theyeasthasnotproofedwellorthequalityisnotgood.thatswhythedoughhasnotrisenenough.youcanbuy
goodqualityyeastfromonlinebakingstores.
Pooja says
July 23, 2016 at 11:53 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment516061)
hello,Imadethebreadanditwasbaked,butaftercuttingthebreadifeltthatitsnotbakedproperlyfrominside
basicallythemiddlepart,alsoitfeltlilsour

sournesscouldbeduetoyeast.youcankeepthebreadagainandcontinuetobakeitinapreheatedoven.ifthe
topstartsgettingtoobrowned,thencoverwithanaluminiumfoil.
Khaitan says
Canyoupleaseprovidethenameandbrandofinstantyeastusedasthelinkyouprovideddoesnotopen

itsmauripan/gloripanbrand.samecompanybutforinstantyeast,theylabelasmauripanandfordryactiveyeast
asgloripan.icouldnotgetanyotherlinksfortheavailabilityofinstantyeastinindia.hereisalinkfordryactive
yeasthttp://bakersmart.co.in/products/InstantDryyeast(http://bakersmart.co.in/products/InstantDryyeast)
donoteitmentionsasinstantdryyeast,butithinkitsactuallydryactiveyeast.
Dr.shikha Jain says

Ihavepreparedddoughforbakingbread..candisdiughbeusedforwholewheatpizzaalsogivenindisrecpie
yoghurtisaddexndinpizzarecpieiranotadded

ifyouusethisbreadforpizza,itwilltastelikeabreadpizza.youcanusethisdough.butthetasteandflavorthat
comesfrompizzabreadwillbenotthere.hopethishelps.
Amber says
Itriedthisrecipetoday.Itwasfoundgood.OnethingwhyitraisedfromthecentreprobablybecIdidntcoverit.
moreoverIkeptitraisedfortwotothreehrsbecIhadtogosomewheremoreoveritcameoutverygoodbutitgot
cookedinonly10min..isitokmoreoveritgotbreakywhenIcutitintoslices..maybebecIdiditwhenitwashot
..PlZreplyme

thanksamber.didyouusethemicrowaveoven.10minutesisalesstimetobaek.breadsandcakesshould
alwaysbecooleddownbeforeslicing.otherwisetheybreak,whenslicedwhentheyarehotorwarm.
Linus says
myovenhasmaxof200degreesohowmuchminuteIneedtodo

use200degreesanditwilltakeapprox30to35minutes.thoughtimemayvary.
Ankit says
HiDaasana,Thanksfortherecipe!SinceitwasthefirsttimeIwasmakingthebreadtheresultwasgoood.!!Howevr
thereweresomeissueswithitwhichiwanttotacklebeforeimakeitnexttime!
1.ThebreadImadewasverydenseand,therewasunevencookingwithoutercookingtooquicklyandinnerbread
remaininglittlebitundercooked.IusedtheSolarDryActiveyeast..whichstepdidigetwrong.
2.AnotherissueIhadwasthatthetasteofthebreadwaslittlebitsour.Isitthetasteofyoghurtordidiaddtoomuch
yeasttomybread?
Hopeyoucanhelpmewithit,thanksinadvance.

welcomeankit.yourqueriesanswered
1.densenesscouldbeduetotheyeastnotproofingverywell.mostofthetimesdensenessofthebreadis
relatedtothequalityofyeastortheyeastnotgettingactive.themixtureshouldbebubblyandfrothy.thewater
shouldbelukewarmandnothotorataslightlycooltemperature.hereishowthesolutionshouldlookafter
proofinghttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/garlicbread4.jpg
(http://photos.vegrecipesofindia.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/garlicbread4.jpg)
2.thesournessofyogurtisnotfeltinthebread.thesournessisduetotoomuchofyeast.
hopethishelps.
Ankit says
Thanksforthehelp.Willgoeasyonyeastnexttime.
Itriedyour100%wheatpizzarecipe,anditwasthebesthomemadepizzaieverhad.Everythingwasso
perfect,thanksforit.
Ihavefewthingstoaskregardingthebreadaswellasthepizzabase,hopeyoucanhelpme.Firstlyifi
doubletherecipeshouldialsodoubletheyeastquantityornot.Also,ifiwanttostorethepizzadoughfor2
3days,willitstayfreshornot.
Thanksinadvance.

welcomeankitandthanksforthefeedbackonthewholewheatpizza.
youcaneasilydoubleortripletherecipe.thequantityofyeastwillalsodoubleortriple.youcan
refrigerateorfreezethedough.refrigeratedthedoughstaysgoodforaweekandfreezedcanbea
month.
Sharmila Umesh says

Hi.Canthisrecipeusefultomakebreadinbreadmaker?

youcanisuppose.idonothaveabreadmaker.butfromwhatihavereadandseen,basicrecipescanbemade
inthebreadmaker.
shruti says
Itriedthisrecipeyesterdayanditturnedoutsoamazinglywell.Therecipeissopreciseandperfect.Thanx!

thanksalotshruti.nicetoknow
Siyamala says
Hi,Daasana!Thanksforyourreplyandthanksforthiswonderfulandeasyrecipe!Imadesecondbatchtoday.Itstill
delicious!TheloafImadeonlywilllastfortwodaysinmyhouse..Myfamilylovetoeatbreadeveryday!Forthe
secondbatchIusedoliveoilandmybreadwaslightercomparethefirstbatchImade.Aboutthewheatbran,Iamnot
surewhethertheysellthematthenearbystore.Iwillsurelyuseitifabletofindit.Ontheotherhand,ifIwanttomix
thewholewheatflourwithmaidaflour/allpurposeflour,howmanycupsshouldIuseitforthisrecipe?Thanks!

welcomesiyamala.youcaneasilyincreasetheproportionsanddoubletherecipe.ifyouhavealargeoven,you
canmaketwoloavesatonego.attimesiadd1/2cupofmaidato2.5cupsofatta.thisistheratioifollowoften.
thoughyoucanalsoadd1cupmaidato2cupsatta.ifyouuse1/2cupofmaida,thendoaddthevinegaror
curd.ifyouuse1cupofmaida,thennoneedtoaddvinegarorcurd.
Siyamala says
Siyamala says
Hi!IwouldliketoknowwhatisthetemperatureforthebutterandevenwhenIuseinstantyeastshouldIwarmthe
waterfirsttomixthedough?WhenyousaywecanuseloaftinwithlidwhenshouldIusetocoverit?Isitduringthe
secondriseorduringthebaking?Thanks!

temperatureofbutterisatroomtemperature.forinstantyeast,noneedtousewarmwater.lidisusedduring
bakingandnotduringsecondrise.youneedtogreasethelidalsobeforebaking.
Siyamala says
Hi!Ihavejustmadethebreadyesterday.Itwasmyfirsttimedoingone.Iwasgladitturnoutprettywell.Itwasquite
densethough.Iamnotsurewhy..Ididusethesameyeastbrandthatyouused(mauripan).MayIknowhowmany
minutesdowehavetokneadthedoughbeforeandafterthefirstrise?

densenesscanbeduetothequalityofflourandthepercentageofglutenintheflour.somebranintheflour
makesitlessdense.soyoucanaddadditionallysomewheatbranabout1to2tablespoons.youhaveto
kneadthedoughverywell.7to8minutesbefore.afterthefirstrise,1to2minutes.
Ami says
Perfect...wowfewdaysagobreadswereinnewsforitscancerousingredients...nownoworries,Icanmake
freshbreadathome.Thankyou.

welcomeamiandthankyousomuch
arati says
hiItriedthewholewheatbreaditwasnotatallsoftfollowedtherecipeasitisspecifytheyeastbrandthatuuseI
useddryyeastIhavetriedtwice.

arati,whichbrandyouused.alsodidtheyeastproofwell.mostofthetimesthebreadwontbesoft,iftheyeast
hasnotbeenproofedwell.didyoumakeaseparatewarmwater+sugar+yeastsolution.fordryactiveyeast,
youhavetoproofthemseparatelyandthenaddtotheflour.ihaveusedmauripaninstantyeast.
Pepper says
June 30, 2016 at 7:04 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment506991)
IfIdontwanttoaddthecerealorgrain,doIhavetoreducewateroradjustotheringredients?Thanks.

whichcerealorgrain?
Rupashi says
HithebreadwaswellbakedbutwhenIcutintoititbecamecrumblycanIaddacupofplainflourorthereisanother
solutionforthis

rupashi,ihavealreadyrepliedtoyourcomment.linkherehttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheat
breadattabread/#comment505765(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadatta
bread/#comment505765)
didyouincreasetheotheringredientstooafteraddingplainflour.alsowhichbrandofyeastdidyouuse.breadis
crumblyeitherduetotheyeastnotgettingproofedproperlyornotkneadingthedoughwell.youcanaddplain
flour,butifyouaddanextracupapartfromthe3cupsofwholewheatflour,thenyouhavetoincreasetheother
ingredientsproportionately.tokeeptherecipesame,add2cupsofwholewheatflourand1cupofplainflour.
Rupashi says
Lovetherecipie

thanksrupashi
Shreya says
Lovethisrecipie

thanksshreya
Shanthi says
June 28, 2016 at 9:56 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment505258)
Dassana,loveyourRecipiesandhavetriedseveralofthem.Iseemtobehavingsomeproblemwiththewholewheat
breadthough.Followedthestepsexactly.UsedBluebirdbrandactivedryyeastandactivateditandwasbubblingup
nicely.Thedoughdoubledinvolumeafterthefirstproofing.Useda9by5inchpan.Afterthesecondproofingthe
doughhadrisenfullytillthetopofthepan.Bakeditfor22mins.Thebreadwaslittlebitdense(notverydense)and
wasonlyhalftheheightofthepan.Sothesliceslookelongatedandnotnicesquares.Aftermakingtoastsin
sandwichmakerthecrustbecomeshard.WherecouldIhavegonewrong?

whenthedoughrises,youwillgetadomeshapeinthebreadslices,whichdoesnotgiveasquareshaped
bread.togetasquareshapedbread,youhaveausealidonthepan.youdogetloafpanswithlids.crust
shouldnotbecomehard.imakethiswholewheatbreadoftenforsandwiches.soineverhadanyissuewiththe
crustbecominghard.henceunabletopinpointwhatmusthavecausedthisissue.someheavinessisalways
thereinawholewheatbread.itcannotbelightandairylikethatofabreadmadewithmaidaorallpurposeflour.
hopethishelps.
Rupashi says
Hi..Itrytomakeallyourrecipesandtheyturngreat
startedtocutitallthepiecesstartedcomingout
ItriedthiscakeforthefirsttimeanditturnedgreatbutwhenI
Mymotherrecommendedtoaddaboutacupofplainflour.Isit
okayorshouldIuseless.Butthebreadturnedouttobegreat.Itwasevenlybaked.Thanksalot

thanksrupashi.youtriedwhichcake?forthebreaddidyouaddmorewaterafteradding1cupofplainflour.also
theotheringredientswillincreaseproportionally.
Ruchira Sonalkar (http://foodoof.in) says

Theresadiscrepancyinthefirstriseduration.Stepbystepsays35mins,butinyourdetailedrecipeyouve
mentioned1.52hours.Couldyoupleaseletmeknow..Thanks

ruchira,thereisnodiscrepancy.the35minsfirstriseisifusinginstantyeastandthe1.5to2hoursfirstriseisif
usingdryactiveyeast.inthestepwisepics,ihaveshownthemethodwithinstantyeast.whereassincenot
everyonewillgetinstantyeast,ihavementionedthemethodseparatelyintherecipecard,ifusingdryactive
yeast.hopethishelps.
Nishi Bhatnagar says

HelloAmit,
Canyoupleasetellmeagoodbrandofyeast,asitriedtomakethisreceipeanditwasacompletedisasterThe
loafdidntrisebothtimesandsoiwentaheadwiththebakingbit.Itturnedouthalfcookedandnorisewatsoever.I
thinktheremaybeanissurewiththequalityoftheyeastasifollowedthereciepetotheT.Pleasehelp.

nishi,agoodqualityyeastisveryessentialforagoodloaf.thesolutionhastofrothandbubbleup.ifyougetthis
right,thentherewontbeissueswiththebread.inthispic,youcanseehowthedryactiveyeastsolutionhas
risenandbubbledhttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/garlicbread4.jpg
iusemauripanbrandofintantyeast.
aarthi says
Hi..Ijustwantedtoknowifwecandothefirstriseintherefrigeratorovernight..Actually18hrswouldbeconvenient
forme..ShouldIdecreasetheamountofyeast..Anytips..

aarthi,yesyoucan.noneedtodecreasetheamountofyeast.
aruna mahesh says

Niceeasyrecipe.Seethatyouhavenotincludedgluten.
wouldalsoliketoknowifyouhavetriedretardedfermentationorartisannokneadbread?

aruna,ihavenottriedthesemethodstillyet.
Nisha says
Supersoftyumbread.GreatRecipe.

thanksnishaforthepositivefeedback
aarthi says
aarthi says
hi..ihavemadethisbreadtwice..bothtimesitcameoutwonderful..thankstoyou..canwemakebraidedbread,
stuffedbreadandstuffedbraidedbreadwiththisrecipe?

nicetoknowaarthi.forbraidedbreads,maidaorallpurposefloursuitsbetterasyoucaneasilymakethebraids.
iamnotsureifwholewheatflourwillsuittomakebraidedbreads.butyoucanmakestuffedbreadorbuns.
Kartavya says
Hi
Thanksforthewonderfulrecipe.Itrieditinconvectionmicrowaveandthemaxtemperatureis200.So,asyou
suggestedinoneofyourcomments,Ibakeditfor30mins.Itlookedperfect,thecolorwasbrownatthetop,exactlyas
itisshowninthepic.But,whenItookitoutoftheoven,bottompartlookeduncookedandwhiteincolor.So,Iinverted
it(upsidedown)intheloafpan(thoughitdidntsitproperlyinthepan)andbakeditforanother20mins.Butagain,it
didntbakewell.(thetoplayer,thistimebottom,wasgettingharderfast)And,evenwhileslicing,Icouldntmakethin
slices.Ihadtomakefatones.WherecouldIhavegonewrong?Ikneadedthedoughforalittlelongertimeafterthe
firstrise.Canitbeanissue?

whichpanyouusedforbakingandwhatsize.intheconvectionmodeofamicrowaveoven,thereisnoheating
elementatthebottommeaningheatdoesnotcomefromthebottom.sothebasedoesnotgetwellbrownedif
youuseaglasspan.ametalpanwillhelpinbrowningthebasetosomeextent.evenifthebasedoesnotlook
browned,itdoesmeanthatitsnotcooked.itscooked,butjustthatthereisnobrowningthathashappened.
whenyouinvertedagainandbaked,thetopgotbakedtoomuch.inmostmicrowaveovens,theheatingelement
isonthetop.sothetopsidegetsdonefasterandoverbrownedthanthebaseandsides.slicingwasdifficult,as
thebottomlayergotharder.kneadingthedoughisnotanissue.theissuehereistheheatingdirectioninthe
oven.hopethishelps.
Archna says
May 30, 2016 at 11:14 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment493045)
HiItriedurrecipe.Mybreadcrustwashardafter20minalthoughcookedfrominsidebutdenseandheavy.Iused
vinegar.Moreover,itfallapart(brokenpieces)whiletoasting.CanyoutellwhereIwentwrong.Fewquestionsmore:
whathappensifwaterismoreindough?IusedinstantyeastcanIincreasethetimeoffirstproofingifthedoughdoes
notdouble?

May 31, 2016 at 6:54 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment494284)
densenessandheavinesscanbeduetothequalityofyeast.whichbrandofinstantyeastyouused.inindian
marketswhatissoldasinstantyeastisbasicallydryactiveyeast.dryactiveyeastneedtobeproofed/activated
separatelyinwarmsugarsolutionandthenaddedtotheflour.ifmorewateristhereinthedough,itisnotan
issue.stickydoughsbakewell.
Stuti says
HiAmit,
IthinkImighthaveoverkneadedmydoughasIsawtheimageslater.Wouldthatbeanissue?

yes.itcanaffectthetextureofthebread.ijusthopethatthebreadtexturecomesoutwell.
Stuti says
Thankyou!Thebreadturnedoutreallynice.
Ihaveonemorequery..
Canweusefreshyeast?Theoneyougetinsolidform?Andinwhatquantity?

welcomestuti.youcanusefreshyeast.add1tbspforthisrecipe.
Stuti says
Thankyou!
Iaminlovewiththisrecipe.ItissoeasyandIamgladyousharedit.NowIbakefreshbreadfor
myfamilyallthetime,theyloveit!

WelcomeStuti.Gladtoknowthis.
Gaurav says
canweusebakingpowder/bakingsodainsteadofyeast?

withbakingsodaorbakingpowder,theleaveningisnotveryeffective.hencetheyarenotaddedgenerallyin
breadrecipes.
skmi says
hello.canwebakeinacookerlikecookercakes?

yesyoucan.
Vimalancia festus says

Iwaslongingforthisrecipe.Thankyou
CanIuseoliveoiltoreplacethegheeorbutter

yesyoucanuseoliveoilandthanks.
Vatsala Dorairajan (http://eclecticrant.blogspot.com) says

Hi,
Isitfeasibletobakethisinpressurecookersdryheat?
Looksinteresting,eagertotryoutthisrecipe

vatsala,yesyoucan.youcanhavealookatthispavpostonthemethodofbakinginpressurecooker
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipeinpressurecooker/(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipe
inpressurecooker/)
Nisha says
Goodelaborationofrecipe.
Lekshmi says
mymessageisnotgettingpostedguessthereissomeproblem

areyoupostinganyhyperlinkwiththemessage.ifyesthenthemessagegoestospam.wealwayscheckspam,
butyourmessageisnotthere.butthismessageofyourswehavereceived.sowearegettingyourmessages.
Lekshmi says
Icantseemyquery..isitnotpublished??

lekshmi,wehavenotreceivedyourquery.kindlypostitagain.
aarthi says
April 22, 2016 at 10:29 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment485236)
Andthanksalot..Itisabeautifulrecipe..Ithasgivebmetheconfidencetocontinuemybreadbakingattempts

thankyousomuchaarthiforyourpositivewordsgladyoulikedourrecipefromourblogandwishyouallthebest
nimisha says
April 21, 2016 at 1:39 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment484937)
Ihavemadethebrownbreadsamewaybutthedoughdidnotriseandsoibakeditlakethatonly
Butasitdidnotriseitisnotmadeproper

thedoughhastorise.ifthedoughhasnotrisen,thismeanstheyeastwasnotactivatedwellorthequalityof
yeastisnotgood.theyeastsolutionshouldalwaysbecomefrothyandbubblybeforeyouaddittotheflour.hope
thishelps.alsotrytouseagoodbrandofyeast.
aarthi says
Hi..Canwereducetheamounttofoilto2or3tsp?Orisitaveryimportantingredient..Willaffectthetexturemuch.

oilisrequired.itwillaffectthetexture.youcanreduceto1tbspor1.5tbsp.
Swetha Arjun says
Swetha Arjun says

CanIbakethisinpressurecooker?Ifsotimingsplease.Isawyourpavrecipebakinginpressurecooker.SoIwant
yourguidence

yesyoucanmakethisattabreadinapressurecooker.timingcanbearound35to50minutes.iamguessing
thetime.sincebreadisbakedasentireloaf,itmaytakemoretime.docheckafter30minutes.
Swetha Arjun says

Thankyou
Swetha Arjun says

March 30, 2016 at 5:27 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment481321)
Inmymicrowavethehighesttempis200degrees.SoforhowlongIneedtobake?
Swetha Arjun says

March 31, 2016 at 11:35 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment481503)
Canuplsreply?

repliedswetha.
Swetha Arjun says
Swetha Arjun says

Thanksalot

welcomeswethaandthankyou

youcanbakefor30to35minutes.
H. S says
HiItriedthistwiceandbothtimesitwasperfectlikethephotostillthesecondrise.
Itrosetoaninchabovethepan.
Butwhenistartedbakingat420F,bothtimesthecrustwasveryhardThefirsttimeikeptitfor25mins,sothe
secondtimeisetitfor20minsButcrustwasbrownonlyinabout1012minsandwhenitappeditsoundedhollow
Iimmediatelytookitout,andgotitoutofthemoldthebottomoftheloafwasverysoftandinabout30secondsitsank
in.Icutapiece..Itwasntcookedsoiputitbackintotheovenforanother89minsButthecrustgotharderandthe
insidedidntcookproperly.IamnewtobakingCanyoupleasehelpmemakethenecessarycorrectionspls!

perhapsyouroventemperaturehasahigherrangethan420F.meaningthetemperatureismorethan420F
insidetheoven.youcantrybakingat392F.duetothehightemp,thecrustisgettingdonebuttheinsidedough
isnotgettingbaked.ithinkthisshouldhelp.
Narasimha Raju P says

Howlongwillthisbreadlast??
Thnks

aboutaweekintherefrigerator.
Brijesh says
February 22, 2016 at 5:34 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment478999)
Ihavebeenlookingforasimplisticrecipelikethisforawhilenowsothankyou.Ihaveacoupleofquestionsthough
i.e.
1.doweneedtoaddsugar?
2.whatdoyoumeanbyseamtheedges?
3.isthereanyspecificproportionofothergrainswecansafelyaddwithouttheriskofmakingamessoutofit?i.e.
multigrain
4.howmanygramsofattainacup?
5.canimakethisinaotg?
thanksinadvance
Brijesh

thanks,yourqueriesansweredbelow:
1.theyeastfeedonsugar.
2.seammeaningjoiningtheedges.
3.keepatleast75%ofwholewheatflourintherecipe.sothatthebreadturnsoutsoft.
3.keepatleast75%ofwholewheatflourintherecipe.sothatthebreadturnsoutsoft.
4.1cupofattais120grams.
5.yesyoucanmakeinanOTG.
hopetheanswershelpyou.
brijesh says
thankyousomuch
ARVN says
Hi,
Iamgoingtotrythisforthefirsttime,sopleasebearwithymquestions.AsmuchasIlovetocook,Iamnotabaker
yet
IhaveaconvectionmicrowavewithSiliconebreadpans.HowshouldIworkwiththiscombination?
Also,wherecanIfindbakingsuppliesinBangalore?
Thanks!

noproblem.siliconpanscanbeusedonlyintheconvectionmodeofmicrowaveoven.donotuseitinthe
microwavemode.withsiliconpansthebreadwilltakealongertimetobakeandyouwillhavelessbrowningin
thecrust.forbakingsuppliesinbangaloreyoucancheckadamscompany(http://www.adamsindia.com/
(http://www.adamsindia.com/))atrichardssquare.youcanalsohavealookatthiswebsite
http://bakersmart.co.in/(http://bakersmart.co.in/)
sony says
hi,imadethisbreadandforfirsttimethetastewasgoodbuttheshapewasnotgreatnalsoicutthatimmediatelyn
itwasalltotallyabigmessasiwasafirsttimebaker.todayipreparedthisnthisismythirdbatchanditsreadytogo
intotheoven.thesecondbatchwastotallyamazingnigaveonetomyfriend.thankyousomuchforthisrecipenall
yourgoodwork.myhusbandisinallpraiseofmenthanksgoestoyoualone.iliveintheukandthoughihadgood
oveninevertriedbakingatallnafterseeingurblogitjustimpressedmennowiamintonewcooking.thanksalot.

welcomesonyandthankyou.inbakingusuallythereareinitialmishaps.butastheysaypracticemakesaman
orwomanperfect,soitiswithbaking.themoreyoubakethemorebetteryouwillgetinbaking.youcanbake
easilyartisanbreads,varietyofcakesandcookies.bakingistherapeutictoo.
Meenakshi says
Hi.Imadethisbreadwith2cupsofwheatflourand1teaspoonofgloripaninstantyeast.Mybreadishavingavery
badyeastsmellandflavour.Itsanewpackofyeast.Is1teaspooninstantyeasttoomuchfor2cupsofwheat
flour.Whatwillbetherightquantity?

1tspofinstantyeastistoomuchfor2cupsofflour.youcouldhaveadded1/3to1/2tspofinstantyeast.
generallyfor3to3.5cups1tspofinstantyeastisfine.
Meenakshi says
Alright.Illtrywith1/2teaspoonyeastnexttime.Thanksforthereply

welcomeandthankyoumeenakshi
Abi says
February 8, 2016 at 9:41 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment476649)
Hi,
Itriedmakingthisbreadyesterdaywithmyhomemadeyeastthedoughriseswellinthefirstriseandintheloafpan
toobutwhenibakeditthebreadwasnotcookedevenlyandthetopalsobecameveryhardcanutellwherei
wentwrong?andibakeditfor30minswith200degreeC
Thanksinadvance

whenyouleavenbreadswithhomemadeyeast,youhavetoleavenitforalongerperiodoftimelike3to5hours
(dependingonthetemperatureconditions).thiscouldbethereasonthatthereisunevennessinthecooking.the
topalsohasbecomehardduetothisreason.nexttimeyoucankeepforafewmorehours.thedoughshould
feellight.ifthedoughfeelsheavy,thismeansthattheleaveninghasnothappenedwell.
Kavya says
Hi,
Whatistheshelflifeofthisbread?Willitstayfor2days?Amgonnatryitsoon.

yeskavyaifyourefrigerateshouldlastupto34days.surelytryandletusknowhowitwas?
Kellyn says
Kellyn says
January 24, 2016 at 1:08 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment475318)
ThisisTHEBEST100%wholewheatbreadrecipeIvetried.IlikeitbetterthanKingArthurFloursrecipeforwheat
bread.
Thisoneiseasyandthebutterandyogurtmakeitlightandcrumbly.
Thankyouforsharingit!

verypleasedtoknowthisthankyoukellynforyourkindandpositivewords.gladyoulikedthewholewheatbread
recipe.
Madhavi says
January 23, 2016 at 1:02 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment475210)
Heythere,
Itriedyourwhitebreadrecipe,followedtheinstructionsproperly.Theoverallresultwasgoodexceptifeltithadnot
risenverywell,wheredouthinkiwentwrong?
Thanksinadvance
M

couldbethequalityofyeastortheproofinghasnotbeendonewell.socouldbeeitherofthereason.
shruti says
Hii..Myfamilyhavemanydiabeticssocanisubstitutesugarwithsugarfree,ifnotdenwhatwouldbethebestwayto
reducesugar..Thanksfortherecipeitsverynice..

skipsugar.dontaddanysugar.iwouldsuggestyoutotryyourhandsonwholegrainbreadslikebuckwheat
flour,rye,milletflourslikejowar/bajra/ragietc.brownriceflourcanalsobeincluded.youcanalsotrywholegrain
sourdoughbreads.
Prilav says
HiThanksfordetailedinstruction,Ididtrythisrecipe,thoughiwashappywiththeoutput,ifoundmybreadwasnot
abithardertomylikingibakedfor25minsat200degrees(maxformyoven)notsurewhereiwaswrong
canyouletmeknowhowcanigetsofteroutputthanksinadvance

softnessinthetexturecanbeduetotheyeastproofingandproperleaveningofthedough.ifeelthebakingtime
isfine.theyeasthastobeofgoodqualityandinitsshelflife.alsothedoughshoulddoubleup.inwinterseason,
ittakesmoretime,soyoucankeepthedoughforacoupleofhoursmoreforthefirstrise.
Sonia says
December 29, 2015 at 7:05 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment471911)
HiDasanna,Iamwillingtopreparebreadbutwithoutyeast,whatcouldbethebestsubstituteofyeastreadily
availableinindia.Plsdohelpbylettingmeaboutit.

December 29, 2015 at 6:07 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment472012)
thereisnosubstituteofyeast.somerecipeusebakingsodaalso.butwhenitriedsucharecipeitwasathick
loafwithnolightnessandsoftness.thereisawaytomakebreadusingnaturalyeaststarter.thisissimilartothe
waynaanorbhaturasaretraditionally.onereaderkaurharsmirathadtriedmakingbreadthisway.youcan
checkthesecommentthreads,whereihavementionedthemethod.anyissueyoucanalwayscommentback.
1.http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/whitebreadeasywhitebread/#comment459799
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/whitebreadeasywhitebread/#comment459799)
2.http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment460475
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment460475)
Poonam says
Hi,Iamalwaysimpressedwithallyourrecipes,andfromnowonwanttotrymyhandonyourwholewheatbreads.
Kindlysuggestme,thecontainerthatishouldbuy,therearesomanyonwebsites,someblacknonstick,some
straightones.Iamreallyconfused.
IneedMarketsizebread,whichcanbecutandusedinsandwichmakers.
ifpossiblepleasesendapicture,sizeandbrandname(ifany).
Regards
Poonam

thankspoonam.ihaveametalloafpanandihadpurchaseditlocallyfromashop.avoidnonstickones.justbuy
apropermetalbasedbakingpan.thebakingpaniswhatyouseeinthepics.
Poonam says
hi
itissodifficulttogetabreadloafpaninmymarketinDelhi,reallysad,butbakingissouncommonthatthe
shopkeepersdontkeepbreadmoulds,allicouldseewerecircularandsquarecakepans,outof10shops,
notevenonehadaloafpankindlyadvisemelength,breadthandheightincms.,sothaticanorder
online.Iamreallydesperatetotryabreadrecipeofyours.Pleasehelp

ialwaysthoughtthatdelhimustbehavingloafpanseasilyavailable.thedimensionsare8x4x2.5
inchesfor3to4cupsflourused.icheckedonlineandtheyareveryexpensive.youcanbuyherefrom
thislink,below.onthislinkthepricesarereasonable.thereisanaluminumloafpanalso.theyhave
theirshopindelhihttps://ccdsshop.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=loaf%20pan
(https://ccdsshop.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=loaf%20pan)
dontgofornonstickpans.buyaluminiumones.andalsoyoucancheckthispostbydeebarajpalfor
bakingstuffavailableindelhihttp://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2010/12/featurebakingindelhi
thevitalstatistics.html(http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2010/12/featurebakingindelhithe
vitalstatistics.html)
Anand says
Triedittoday.However,iguessiaddedtoomuchwater.Whatcanidotocorrectit?Willitstillbakewell?

justaddsomemoreflourandkneadagain.aslightlystickydoughisfine.ifthedoughislooseandthinduetotoo
muchwater,itwonthaveapropershapewhilebaking.
Manvi says
Hi,Itriedlotofrecipesfromurblog.
Allarewonderfull.Imtryingtomakewholewheatbreadwithfreshyeastbutdontknowaboutproofingofyeastand
howmuchiuse?

thanksmanvi.youcanadd1tbspfreshyeastandtheproofingisdoneexactlylikethewayweproofdryactive
yeast.onlytherisingtimeofthedough,boththetimeswillbequick.
Sivani says
HiDassanna
Thanksforthegreatreceipies..eachofthemisafavouriteinmyhouse.
Triedthebreadyesterday.Outsidetehovenitraised,intheovenileftthemfor20minuutesandthetopdidnoteven
turnbrown.Leftforanother5minuted,stillthereslightimprovementbutcouldfeelthatcakeisnotbaked.
Insideitwasmoist.
evenaftersecondrisemydoughwassticky..butimanagedandlevenedit..
Canyouadvisemewhereiwaswrongpls..
Thanks

welcomesivani.theoventemperaturevarieswithbrandsandmodels.sonotwoovenwillhavethesame
temperature.thetemperaturealsoneedtobecalibrated.meaningonecankeeptheovenat180degrees
celsius,butwhenyoucalibratewithaoventhermometer,its150degreescelsius.somoretimeneedstobe
givenforbaking.sincethetophasnotbecomebrown,itmeansthatthecakehasnotbaked.dependingonthe
oventemperaturethecakemighttake20to35minutesforbaking.stickinessisnotaproblem.
Esther says
HidassanaUrrecipesrreallydelicious..Itriedsomanyrecipesitturnedoutperfect..TodayItriedthisbreaditwas
perfect.AndIbakeditincooker,itturnedoutexcellent..Thankusooomuch..Andthewayuexplainisreally
superb..EasytounderstandThankudear

thanksalotestherandgoodtoknowthatthebreadturnedoutwell.
Nishit Bindra says

Hey.
Iwanttousefreshyeastforthisrecipeandnotactivedryorinstant.
CanIdoso?
Whatistheconversionfactorforinstant/activedrytofreshyeast?

youcanadd1tbspfreshyeast.youcanusetheconversionlinkforfuturereference
http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/yeast_converter.html
(http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/yeast_converter.html)
Jayant Modi says

November 25, 2015 at 7:38 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment463386)
Hello!!
PleaseHelp..!!!
Itriedtomakethisbreadabout6to7timesbutwasnotsuccessfulevenoncemakingit.
Everytimetherewasnoriseinthedoughsobreadwasnotfluffyatall.
Itriedchangingyeast,warmwaterformakingdough,keepingwholedayinsunbutnonewassuccessful.
SoPleaseHelp!!!!

looksliketheissueiswiththeyeast.didyouuseinstantyeastordryactiveyeast.instantyeastcanbeadded
directlytotheflour.butfordryactiveyeastyouneedtoproofitinwarmwatertillitbecomesbubblyandfrothy.
youcancheckthisrecipeandseesteps3and4fortheproofingprocess.
Jayant Modi says

ItriedproofingbothyeastIhadbuttheywerenotforminganybubbleAndinmycityIamnotabletoget
anygoodyeast.
Pleasesomeotherwaysifyouhaveany

November 29, 2015 at 1:16 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment464211)
theissueiswiththeyeastthen.eitherthewatertemperatureistoowarmorcold.itshouldbeinthe
rangeof40.5to46degreescelsius/105to114degreesfahrenheit.proofingisonlyrequiredifyouuse
dryactiveyeastorfreshyeast.withinstantyeast,proofingisnotrequired.thetimetakenforthebread
risingisalsoless.thequalityofyeastshouldalsobegood.trybuyinginstantyeastonline.youcan
checktheselinks.iusethesamebrand.fromindianbrands,youcanusebluebirdandmukshawhich
arefine.
http://bakersmart.co.in/products/InstantDryyeast(http://bakersmart.co.in/products/InstantDryyeast)
http://www.gourmetco.in/Products/BakingShelfMiscellaneousIngredients/Gloripan/GloripanInstant
DryYeast(500g)/pid8521948.aspx(http://www.gourmetco.in/Products/BakingShelfMiscellaneous
Ingredients/Gloripan/GloripanInstantDryYeast(500g)/pid8521948.aspx)
Esha says
October 27, 2015 at 8:32 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment461468)
HeyDasanna!Absolutelyloveyourblog!Ilearnedmakinmuffinsncakesthruyourblog..
nnowiwanttotrymyhandatbreadmaking..
Iwasoncetoldthatforbakingbreads,youneedglutenpowder..canyoupleaseshedalittlelightonhowmuchgluten
powdertouse?Andalsoifyoucan..canyoupleaseshareawholewheatbreadrecipeinvolvingglutenpowder?
thanks!

thankyouesha.thevitalwheatglutenorglutenpowderhelpsinimprovingthetextureofthebreadsmadewith
wholewheatflour.for3cupsofflour,youcanuseabout2to3tbsp.iwillseeificangetglutenpowderherein
indiaandthenposttherecipe.
Kaur Harsimrat says

ImadethisbreadwithhomemadeyeastbutIdidntknowthetimethetemperatureforconvectionmodein
microwaveasIdonthaveanoven.Somineonewashardfromoutsideandalsoitbrokeupwhilecutting.Isthere
anymethodforcuttingthebreadandwhattemperatureshouldIsetinamicrowave.AlsoIusedsameproportionas
yours.

amazedtoseeyoureallytakingtheeffortandmakingthebread.waytogoharsimrat
thesametemperatureyoucanuseasmentionedintherecipeoryoucanbakeat180to200degreescelsius.
theovenhastobepreheatedforatleast15minutesbeforeyoukeeptheloafpaninside.ihopeyoukeptthe
breadfor1:30minsto2hoursforthefirstriseandforthesecondrise,its45minsto1hour.
howwasthetexturefrominside?letmeknow.ifthebreadisbakedwellandhastherighttexturethancuttingis
notaproblem,buteasy.justlikeslicingabread.remembertoslicethebreadonceitscoolscompletely.ifyou
slicewhenhotorwarm,itcancrumbleandfallinpieces.
Kaur Harsimrat says

October 26, 2015 at 5:58 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment460612)
MycrustwasgettinghardersoIbakedalittlebitless.AlsoIwassoenthusiasticthatIcutitafterfive
minutesonlyandsoitbrokeupintopieces.TheproofingwasdonewellandIamsatisfiedwiththat.Iwanna
buyanewbakingpansowhatshouldbeitssizeforyourrecipes.IwannatellypuwhenImadehomemade
yeastitdidnttookthesametimeasImentionedbeforeitwasjust56hours(Ikeptitovernight).Thanksa
tonforreplyingandincreasingmyconfidence.
tonforreplyingandincreasingmyconfidence.

okay.buyaregularsizeloafpan,meaningthesizeofregularbreadpacketthatwegetinstores.you
willgetthemonlinetoo.sothedoughwithhomemadeyeasttakeslesstime.ithoughtitwilltakemore
time.trysomemorebreadrecipesacoupleoftimesandwhenyougettheknackofbakingwith
homemadeyeast,thenmovetodifferenttypesofbreadlikepizza,buns,rolls,sweetbreadsetc.most
welcomeharsimrat
Aparna says
TherecipeisawesomeDassana,thanksalot!Ihoweverflattenedoutthedoughafterthefirstriseandthenspread
sesameandoatsonit,sprayedoil,andthenrolleditintoalog,seamingtheedgesandplaceditintheloafpanfor
thesecondrise.Thebreadturnedoutevenlybrownedandwithnocracksontop,comparedtothefirsttimeImadeit
withoutrolling.Justatipformyfellowfansofyourblog!

thankyouaparna.andalsothanksforthesetips.theywillhelpallthereaderswhotrythisrecipe.
Nicole says
Greatrecipe.Indeedthebreadwassoftandfluffyanddidntfeelheavylikeother100%wholewheatbreads.Itlooked
smallcomingoutofthebreadmachinebutthatsbecausetherecipeissmall.Illmake1.5oftherecipenexttime.
Thanks!

thankyounicoleforthispositivereview.yestherecipeissmallandjustmakesfor1loaf
shiffy says
Hi!
CanIusemaplesyrupinsteadofthesugarintherecipe?AlsocanIskipthesaltasIhavea11montholdbabytoo
whodlovetomunchonit.
Iwasthinkingofbakinginmyairfryer.
Lovedthedescriptiononthepage!

yesmaplesyrupcanbeused.butdontaddhoneyashoneygetstoxiconbeingheated.yesyoucanskipthe
salt.happybaking.
Arti M says
Havetriedthisandworkswonderfulforpeopleondiet

thankyouartiwearegladtheattabreadworkedforyouandforpeopleondiet
Prachi says
Hi,
Whichwheatflourdoyourecommendforbread?
Thanks

iuse24lettermantraorganicchakkigroundattaforchapatis,parathaaswellasbreadthatimakeathome.i
havetriedwithotherorganicbrandsalsoandtheyhavealsoworkedwell.iusethisbrand,asthisistheonlyone
thathaspacksof5and10kgs.withthisflour,thechapatiscomeoutverywell,whichwasnotthecasewiththe
otherbrands.thechapatiwouldbekindofhard,butthebreadusedtocomeoutwell.
Akula H (http://www.CheerNature.com) says

Youareagenius.IhavenevercomeacrosssuchhealthywonderfulrecipeswhichareexplainedscientificallyIcame
acrossyourwebsitetoday.Ijusthaveonequestionhaveyouevermadesourdoughbread?Itissaidtobevery
healthyalternativeandprobablytheonewholewheatbreadthatevenglutensensitivepeoplewillbeabletoeatIf
youevertrythis,pleasepostithere.THANKYOUsomuchforsharingyourknowledgewithallofus.

thanksakulaforyourkindwords.ihavenotmadesourdoughbread.butitastedonce.wedidntlikeit.soafter
thatinevergaveathoughtofmakingit.butifinfutureimakeit,theniwilladdtherecipe.
Radha says
Thankyouforsharingtherecipe,Ihavetriedit2times..However,thereisoneproblem,nomatterhowmuchI
maintaintheingredientscorrectly,Idonotgetfluffybread..ThebreadIgetdoesnotrisealottomatchthemarket
boughtbread..Pleasesuggest.

whatbrandyeastyouareusing.theyeastcouldbeatfaulthere.eitherthequalityofyeastortheyeastproofing
isnothappeningproperly
Prachi says
Hey,
Itriedmakingthisbreadandeventhoughthebreaddidriseoutside,itdidnotriseinsidetheovenatall.Itwasnot
cookedproperly,wasreallywetanddense.CouldthisbebecauseIuseanOTGorsomeotherreason?ShouldIadd
bakingpowdertomakeitrise?
Sorryforthebotheration!
Thanksatonfortherecipe!

hiprachi,ithinkthebreadwasnotleavenedwell.whenthebreadlooksdenseandwetafterbakingandyousee
unevencookinginthetexturesimilartochapatiattadough,thenitmeansthattheyeastdidnotproofwell.itsnot
duetotheOTG.noneedtoaddbakingpowderorbakingsoda,iftheyeastproofswell.
Prachi says
Thanksaton!
Funnilyenough,Ididfollowallthestepsintherecipe.Andevenafteraddingthedryactiveyeast,leftitata
humidplacetorisefor2hrs.Anditdidrise,butnotalot.So,whereamIgoingwrong?ShouldIaddmore
yeastthenexttimeorincreasetheproofingtime?

prachi,ifthedoughdoesnotrisewellorless,thantheyeastisnotofagoodquality.themixtureshould
bubbleupsowell.likeinthispichttp://vegrec.vegrecipesofindi.netdnacdn.com/wp
content/uploads/2013/03/garlicbread4.jpg(http://vegrec.vegrecipesofindi.netdnacdn.com/wp
content/uploads/2013/03/garlicbread4.jpg).
dontaddextrayeast.thebreadwillsmelltooyeasty.letmeknowwhichyeastbrandyouused.from
theindianbrands,mauripan/gloripanandmukshaaregood.
Shounak says
Didyousettheovento220Cor220F?
Caroline says
Hi!IreallywanttotrythisrecipebutIwaswonderinghowlongitwouldkeepifIusedvinegarandbrushedwitholive
oilinsteadofmilk.Thanks!

itkeepsforaweekwithvinegar.
Komal says
Thebreakturnsoutgreat!Butdoesnotlastforaweek,thebreadgetsmoldyafter4says.Thesame
happenedevenwiththebananacake:(.Needguidanceforlongershelflife!!

ikeepinthefridgeandthebreadstaysgoodforaweekifmadewithvinegar.bananacakestaysmore
than7daysinthefridge.theydonotgetmouldy.areyoukeepingthemoutorinthefridge.ifyoukeep
outandthetemperaturesarehotandhumid,thenboththebreadandcakewillgetmoldy.inadrycold
temperatureyoucaneasilykeepthemoutsideforacoupleofdays.
Komal says
Thx,willkeepinfridgeandsee.Ihadkeptbothout,storedinbox.IstayIhot,ariddesertareawith
nearzerohumidity.

welcomekomal.dokeepinthefridgeandthesewillstaygood.
Himali says
HIDassana
Nicerecipe.Canweuselemonjuice?Howmuch
Thanx
Reply (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/?
replytocom=460765#respond)

October 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment
461442)
logicallydeducing,lemonjuicecanbeused.butyouwillhavetogiveatry.isuggest
touse1tbsp.
Tannaz says
Thankyousomuch!Ivealwaysstucktomakingsodabreadinsteadofrealbreadsothiswastheperfectrecipeto
getmestarted.Iaddedflaxseedsandsunflowerseedstothemixture.Ialsocreatedsomesteamintheovenwhich
madethecrustreallynice.
SomequestionsThebreadhardlyroseatalloutsidetheoven.Alltherisingseemedtohappeninside.Anyideason
whythishappened(thefinalresultwasgreatinanycase!).
Secondly,IdliketoaddanotherflourwillRagigowellwiththis?
Thanksagain

thankstannaz.ihavemadesodabreadsacoupleoftimes,butihavenotlikedtheirtexture.buttheyarefine
enoughforaquickbreadwithsomesouporacurry.difficulttosaywhytherisingdidnothappenedoutside.if
yeastwastheculprit,thenthebreadwouldhavenotrisenwhilebakingtoo.iguessitmaybethetemperatureor
thealtitude.inhighaltitudeittakestimeforthebreadtorise.ifaddingragi,thenadd1/2cupwith2.5cupswhole
wheatflour.youcaneventrywith1cup.butiwouldsuggestyoutofirsttrywithsmallerquantityandthen
increase.ididmakeanallragibreadwithlittlewheatflouranditwasadisaster.soisuggesttoaddsmall
amounts.
Nitha says
Hello..thankufryummyrecpiesusharewdus.Uranswersalwyshelp.onequestionplzcanibakebreadsin
microwave?Loveyourcooking.Thanku!!

ifyouhavetheconvectionoptioninmicrowave,thenyoucanbakecakesorbreads.inthemicrowaveoption,you
cannotbakebreads.therearesomerecipesofcakesthatworkinthemicrowaveoption,butiamnotsureabout
breads.anybreadrecipethatcanbemadeinamicrowaveoptionhastobetriedandtested.
Nitha says
Thankyoufortheresponse..butonemoredoubtcanwesteambreadsinpressurecookerrather.
AlsoIhavetriedyourbasicchocolatecakerecipebuteverytimeIdomycakedoesntrisewell.Whatmight
bethereason?
CanIbuythemeasuringspoonsfromonline,aretheygoodenough??Plzconsidermyqueries.
IfollowonlyyourwebsitebcozIloveitimmensely.Thanksonceagn..Yournewfaninthetown.

thanksalotnitha.breadscanbesteamedinthecooker,buttherecipewillbeverydifferent.recentlyi
madepavincooker.notsteamedthembutbakedthem.theyturnedoutasgoodastheovenbaked
ones.
lessrisinginthecakecouldbeduetothequalityandshelflifeofbakingsoda.soifanyrecipeuses
onlyoneingredientlikebakingsodaorbakingpowder,thentestthefreshnessbymixing1/4tspbaking
sodawith2tbspvinegar.itshouldfizzandbubbleimmediately.ihadgotthemeasuringspoonslocally.i
wouldsuggestyoutobuysteelonesastheyaregoodandlastforalongtime.youcanbuythem
online.
Priya says
Hello!Ihavetriedmanyofyourrecipesandtheyhavebeenjustgreat!Onequestionaboutthebread.CanImake
bunsfromthisrecipeinsteadofloafbread?Thanksforthewonderfulwebsite

welcomepriya.yesyoucanmakebuns.thanksforsharingyourpositivereviewonrecipes.
Rekha says
Hi,Thanksforthelovelyrecipe.Itriedtomakeittoday,butgotconfusedsomehowandendedupadding1package
ofyeast(11gms)tothemix.CanIstillgoaheadwithmakingitordoIneedtostartalloveragain?Also,canifIstart
again,canIjuststoretheflourandyeastmixtureforsomethingelse?

whichyeastdidyouuse.ifinstantyeast,then11gramsconvertsto3.5tspofinstantyeastanditstoomuch.
whatyoucandoisfreezetheyeast+flourmixtureanduseitasastartertomakeotherbreadsorevennaan,
bhaturaoranyotherindianbreadswhichusesyeast.
Chetana says
IamjustamazedDassana,yoursopromptwithyourreply.Thankuonceagainandkeepupthegoodwork,atleast
foramateurcookslikeme.

welcomechetana
Chetana says
ThanksDassana.Ihaveneverworkedwithfreshyeastbeforesocouldyoupleaseguidemeonthat,astohowto
mixitwiththeflour.

welcomechetana.freshyeastyouhavetomixitinwarmwater.justfollowthisrecipewiththeamountofsugar
andwater.addfreshyeastinsteadofdryactiveyeast.
sumayya says
HiDassanajustoneconfusiononthiscomment.freshyeastneedsproofing???

sumayya,yesfreshyeastneedsproofing.
Zaynab says
Whatbrandofattadoyouuseforthisrecipe?
Thanks

welcomezaynab.24mantrachakkigroundorganicatta.
Chetana says
CanIusefreshyeastinsteadofinstantyeastordryactiveyeast.Ifyesthenhowtogoaboutusingitandthe
proportiontoo.
Thanku.

Yes.Use3tspfreshyeast
Anusha says
Perfectrecipe.Lovedit!!Thankyouverymuch

welcomeanusha
Prachi says
Howshouldthisrecipebemadeinabreadmakingmachine?
ShouldIpayextraattentiontoaparticularsteporingredient?
Istheprocessofmakingbreaddifferent,ifmadeinabreadmachine?
Thanks!

Ihaveneverusedbreadmachine,soiamafraidicannothelpyou.
Maha says
IamagreatfanofyoursiteandItriedbakingegglesswheatbread..Itcameoutwellbutthemiddlewasmoist.
thoughthetopandbottomturnedoutwell.thebreadjustdoesnotturnoutdryandporusinthemiddleportion.
Pleasetellmewhereiwentwrongandhowtorectifythat.LoveyourvariouspostsandMayGodblessyouforthis
lovelywork.
Maha.

Thanksmaha.Thebreadhasnotgotcookedfromthecenter.Soithastobekeptforsomemoretimeinthe
ovenforbaking.
Rashmi Dsilva (http://www.paraglidingmumbai.com) says

Ihavetriedyourbreadrecipe.Yourstepbystepdetailedexplanationmakestherecipeverysimpletounderstandand
make.Thanks.Appreciateyoureffortsinputtingupalltheserecipesandguidingamaturebakerslikeme.Thankyou.

welcomerashmi.thanksforyourpositivefeedback.
neha says
Hi!Ihavebeentryingyourrecipesforquitesometimeandtheyturnedoutsuperb.thankyouforsuchelaborate
explanation.todayImbakingwholewheatbreadwhichslotinotgshouldbusedforbakingbread.alsohowtostore
remainingdryactiveyeast.thankyou.

thanksneha.iusuallykeepinthelowersecondrackastheovenisnotbig.theloafpantakesupthespace.butif
youhaveabigOTG,youcankeepinthecenterrack.istoreallyeastinthefridge,beitdryactiveyeastor
instantyeast.
Sahana says
HiAmit,
Itriedthewholewheatbreadrecipeanditcameoutincompleteperfection.Thankstothewonderfulperfectrecipe.I
neverknewbakingbreadwouldbethiseasy.Thanksalot!

thanksforthepositivefeedbacksahana.bakingiseasybutjustthatsomepracticeisrequired.
iti singh says

hiimadewholewheatbreadinthesamewayasyoushownbutitisveryfregilemeansitbreakdownevenduring
cuttingveryeasilyandiamnotabletoroastitasabread.insamewayimadebreadwithmaidaanditisnice.what
ishoulddoforwholewheatbread.iuseshaktibhogatta.shouldiuselittlebitofbakingsodaandbakingpowder

okay.thebreadhasbecomeverycrumbly.thiscouldbethatthedoughhastobekneadedwell,atleast10to12
minutes.alsotheleaveningtimecanbeincreasedforthebreadtorisewell.crumblinesscouldalsobeduetothe
qualityofatta.theremustbelessglutenintheatta.tryswitchingtosomeothergoodbrandandseetheresults.
Fatema says
Hi..thankyou..urrecipewasverydetailednsimpletofollowespeciallyforanoviceinbakinglikeme..ifollowed
everystepexceptforthesecondriseikeptitforalmost4hours.MyfirstattemptseemedOK,thecrustcameoffwell,
iputabutterpapermidwaytoavoiditgettingdarkbrown,afterkeepingforthetimesuggested,ididntknowitwas
doneornotasicouldntmakeoutthehollowsoundasumentioned.Salttastedlessandthebreadwasbreakingfrom
allover.
allover.

thanksfatema.4hoursisalongtimeforthesecondrise.just45minutesisenough.couldbethisisthereason
forthebreadtexture.whenyoukeepthebutterpaper,alwayscheckafter15minutes.oventemperaturesare
notsameinallovens.soinsomeovensthebreadmaytakelesstimeandinsomemoretime.saltcanalwaysbe
adjustedasperyourtaste.youcanevensprinklesomesaltfromaboveandbake.alsowhenyouusesalted
butterormayonnaiseoranyotherspread/chutneyonthebread,youwontfeelthelackofsalt.
Jalak says
Ilovedtherecipiefounditquiteeasyandsimpletomake!
Itrieditanditcameoutwell!TheproblemwitmybreadwasIcouldsmellthetypicalyeastsmellfromthebread
whichmademequoteuncomfortable!
Howcanthisbesolved

yeastsmelldependsontheqaulityofyeast.tryreducingtheamountto1/4tspnexttimeifyouusethesame
brandofyeast.
supriya says
HiDassana,
Iwantedtotrythisbreadrecipe.Forhowmanyminutesshouldthedoughbekneadedaftermixingallthe
ingredients?
Alsomyloafpansizeisbiggerthantheonementionedintherecipe.IfIhavetodoubletherecipe,willyeastquantity
alsobedoubled?
alsobedoubled?

thekneadinghastobedoneverywell.thebreadshouldhaveanelasticity.meaningtakeasmalldoughportion
andstretchitanditshouldnotbreak.kneadfor8to10minutes.youcaneasilydoubletherecipeandtheyeast
quantitywillalsobedoubled.
Neeti says
HiDassana,Ivesuccessfullybakedmyfirstloafofbreadtoday,thankstoyourfoolproofrecipeandexact
measurements!Thewheatbreadturnedoutjustperfect!Wanttoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoyouforposting
suchavastarrayofrecipesIvetriedmanyofyoursabzis,parathas,pulaosandeachdishhascontributedtowards
makingourfamilymealtimesjoyousandmemorable.MayGodblessyouwithgoodhealth,prosperityandlotsof
happiness
Regards
Neeti

thanksneetiforsharingpositivereviewonrecipes.gladtoknowthatyoulikedtherecipes.thanksagainforyour
prayers.
Sandhya says
Thebreadtutrnedouttobegood,thanksforsharingtherecipe.ifiwishtoreducethebreadtohalfthenwhatwould
bethequantityofyeasttobeaddednalsotheotheringredients.Thanks

thankssandhya.justhalfalltheingredientsproportionately.
Sudha says
Icameacrossthisrecipeandmadebreadlastweekend.Itwastheveryfirsttimeiwasmakingbreadathomeandit
wasjustAWESOME.IfollowedtherecipeexactlyandnowmyfamilywantsmetomakebreadeverySunday.SoIam
goingtodosonow
Thanksforsharingthiswonderfulrecipealongwithminuteinstructions.Thanksagain.

welcomesudha.gladtoknowthis.thanksforsharingyourexperienceandpositivefeedback.
merrin says
Itsabsolutelywow

thanksmerrin
Leea says
Ifoundthisrecipeafewmonthsago,whilelookingfor100%wholewheatrecipesthatdonttakeforevertomake(no
timeforspongesandsuch),andnowImakeiteveryweekend.Idoubletherecipesowecaneatoneloaffresh,and
thensliceandfreezetherestfortoastandsandwichesovertheweek.IuselocalMoroccaningredients(andlocal
honeyinsteadofsugar)anditturnsoutgreateverytime.Thanksforagreatrecipe!

welcomeleela.thanksforlettingusknow.iamsureitwillhelpotherreadersalso.
hans bans says

fanominal.icameacrossthisrecipesearchingthenetforsubstitutesofthesodiumfilledwholewheatbreadat
commercialgrocerystoresandbakeries.somerequiredmolasses(whichiwastoolazytogooutandbuy)andwhite
flour(eventhoughitscalledwholewheatbreadforareason).thisrecipesavedmylife.imadeittoday,itwasfunand
agreatthingtodoifallyouwanttodoisstayaroundthehouse.mynewgotorecipeiamneverbuyingwholewheat
breadagain!

thanksyouhans.greattoknow.iagreesomerecipesonthewebcallforingredientswhicharenotthateasily
availableathome.
nilakshi singh says

IamveryhappywithyoursitebutIneedsomehelpfromyou
1.Ihavepreparedamuffinsasutoldbutinthemiddleitsnotcookedwell.
2.Iwanttopreparepotatopattiespleaseh
elp.
3.Ipreparedcakemanytimesbutinmiddleitsnotcookedwellbutouterlayerisbrown
PleaseIwillbeverygratefulifyouhelpme.

thanksnilakshi.
1.bakethemuffinsforsomemoreminutes.
2.checkthispotatotikkisorpattiesmadeinindianstylehttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/alootikkialoo
patticerecipemadefromleftoverpotatoes/(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/alootikkialoopatticerecipe
madefromleftoverpotatoes/)
3.itseemsthattheoventemperatureismorehotthanrequired.thatswhytheoutsideiscookingfasterthanthe
inside.justcoverthecakeormuffinswiththealuminiumfoilandbakeforsomemoretime.youcanalsoconsider
reducingthetemperatureby1020degreelessthanthetemperatureyouhaveused.
Madhavdivya says
GreatjobDasanna.Iwilltrythisout.Thanksforsharing.

welcomemadhavdivya.thanksforsharingyourpositivefeedback.
Urmi says
Ok,thankyouDassana,thebreadcameoutfine,howeverIfeelitisnotasfluffyastheoneinthepicabove.butas
youtoohavementioneditwillgetbetterwithpracticeThanksagain

welcomeurmi.
Urmi says
HeyDassana,Iamcurrentlyfollowingyourrecipeabove,however,Iamconfusedasinthepictorialinstructionsitis
saidthatweprooftheloaftwice..buttheinstructionsmentionedintheendspeaksonlyaboutproofingoncefor1.5
2hrs.Pleaseclarify.thankyouanddefinitely,yourrecipesaresimplysuperb

welcomeurmi.itsmentionedintheinstruction.thattheloafisallowedtorisetwice.anybreadloafneedstobe
allowedtoleavenedtwice.firstafterkneadingthedoughandsecondaftershapingandplacingthedoughinthe
loafpan.
Deepa Venkateswaran says

HiDassana,
Imadethisbreadfollowingyourinstructions.Iuseddryyeast.Thebreadtastedgood,butitwasnotcompletelydry
aswegetinbakery.Itwasslightlymoist.Thetopandbottomofthebreadloafwascookedcompletely.SocanUtell
mewheredoIhavetomakechangesinthis.
Thankyou.
Deepa

welcomedeepa.theheatmustbehighinyouroven.sothetopandbottomhavegotdoneandinsideisstill
moist.whenthishappenthencoverthetopwithaluminiumfoil.
Sonal says
HiAmit
Thanksforrecipe.Cameinhandyforfirsttymbakerlikemyself.
Mybreadloafcameoutbeautifulbutdense.Iusedbakersyeastaverygoodqualityandalsotesteditbypouringin
watertocheckbubbles.
Shouldiusemoreyeastforthefluffybreadpl?
Thanks
Sonal

noneedtoaddmoreyeast.thequantityofyeastmentionedintherecipeisenough.bybakersyeastyoumean
freshyeast?letmeknow.
Joelle says
Greattasteandtexture.Onlyissuewasthetopgotalittleburnt,nexttimeIwilltrycoveringitwithtinfoil.

thanksjoelle.whenyouseethetopgettingbrownedfasterthenjustcoveritwiththealuminiumfoil.
Shilpi Sharma says

Hi,
Gotthisrecipefrommysisterandwaswaitingtotryit.Itriedittodayusinginstantyeast(goodqualityyeast,bought
yesterday),texturecameoutprettywellbutthebreadwasdenseandnotfluffy.Iused1/3quantityofallingredients.
FewQuestions:
1.Doesthewatercontentinthedoughmatters?
2.Shouldonegivegoodamountoftimeonkneeding,boththetimes?
2.Shouldonegivegoodamountoftimeonkneeding,boththetimes?
3.Isitokaytoleavedoughformoretimeforproofingasagainstwhatismentionedintherecipe?
Keepupthegoodwork!
Thanks.

iwouldsuggesttofollowthefullrecipe.
1.yeswatercontentmatters.
2.thekneadingonlyhastobedoneverywellinitially.afterthesecondrise,thedoughjusthastobelightly
punchedorlightlykneaded.
3.thedoublingtimedependsonthetemperatureconditions.inahotandhumidclimate,thedoughwilldoubleup
fasterthaninacolddryclimate.oncethedoughhasdoubledup,thennoneedtokeepitforalongertime.
Ankit Singh says

HelloAmit
Iamacompletenoviceatcooking.Myparentsaregoingoutofstationandineedtocookformyselfforthenextthree
months.Bakingawholewheatbreadisthemosthealthyopenihavethought.Butidontwanttobuyamicrowave.I
havegoogledandfoundafewoptions,breadmakers,toasterover,convectionOTG,etc.Butidontknowathing
aboutthem.PleaseadvicemeonthebestoptionamongelectricovensavailableinIndiaandalsothetimeand
temperaturesettingsineedtofollow.Iwillbeverygratefulforyourreply.
Thanksinadvance.

hiankit,ifyouplantodoalotofbakingthanOTGisagoodoption.convectionsovensareovenwhichhaveafan
inthem.whereasinOTG,afanisnotpresent.mostmicrowaveovenshavetheoptionofbakinginaconvection
mode.meaningtheycanbeusedtobakelikeaconvectionoven.microwaveovensalsohaveafan.iamusing
philips18litreoven.itsabasicOTG.butnowphilipshasdiscontinuedthispiece.thisisanoldovenandactually
belongedtothelandlord,whodidnotneedit.soistartedusingit.ididchecksomeoveninaanelectronicstore.
belongedtothelandlord,whodidnotneedit.soistartedusingit.ididchecksomeoveninaanelectronicstore.
isawbothOTGandconvectionsovens(notmicrowave).theissuewithconvectionovensisthattheybakefaster
andquick.soyouhavetoreducethetemperatureortime.otherwisetheyategood.breadmakersareonlyuseful
inbakingbreads.butifyouwanttomakecookies,pizzasorcakesorgrillfoodthenyouneedanoven.idont
knowwhatistoasteroven.
youcangoforanOTG.ihaveheardmorphyrichardsisgoodthroughsomefriends.ialsoresearchedonline
andfoundoutthathamiltonbeachisalsoniceone,butexpensive.butsinceyouaregoingtouseitforyourself,
thenyoucanbuyalessexpensiveone.
pinki says
Hi,Iwentthroughyourrecipeitusesdryyeast.canyoupleasetellquantityoffreshyeastinsteadofdryvariety

use3tspfreshyeast.
TD says
HiAmit,
Thanksforsharingthisrecipe.Iamkeentotryitsoon.Havingtriedanotherrecipe,therewasamentionofusing
liquidglucosetomoistenandsoftenthebread,speciallyforwholewheat.Couldyoutellmewhenandhowcanliquid
glucosebeaddedwhilemakingawholewheatbread?Also,canIincorporateitinyourrecipe?Additionally,canI
substitutewaterwithdilutedmilk(milkandwater)inyourrecipe?
Thanks,
TD

welcome.youcanuseliquidglucose,butidontknowwhenliquidglucoseisaddedasihaveneveruseditany
breadrecipe.youcanhaveamixtureofbothwaterandmilkinthisrecipe.
madhuri says
Hi,iamfirsttimevisitortoursiteandstuckonseeingthisrecipe.Iownaconvectionoven.Whereshouldiplacethe
loafeitheronlowrackorhighrack.Picsofurbreadaremakingotherslikemetotry.

inmyOTG,iusuallyplacethemontherackabovethecrumbtrayorinthemiddleracksothatthereiseven
baking.dotrythisrecipe.itsagoodone.
nehag says
Hi
Iminlovewithyousite.Youhavesuchanamazingrecipes.Ivetriedsomanythings.Thisbreadrecipeisgreat.ButI
didamistakebytaking2/3cupforwheatflourmeasurement.Thoughtherecipewasntaflopbutitwasdense.Iwant
toknowhowcanwedifferentiatebetweeninstantyeastandactiveyeast?Becausemypacketsaysinstantyeast.But
itdidntriseinthetimegivenbyyou.Ivetokeepitovernight.

thanksneha.lessamountofflourandotheringredientsmorewouldmaketheloafhavemoreflavorsandcould
beyeastytoo.whichbrandyouused.letmeknow.ihaveseensomeindianbrandssellingdirectactiveyeastas
instantyeast,butactuallyitisdryactiveyeast.dryactiveyeastgranulesaremorebiggerinsizethaninstant
yeastgranules.instantyeastgranuleslooklikepoppyseeds/khuskhus.thebreadhasbecomedenseasthe
yeastdidnotproofwell.youshouldnotrequiretokeepitovernight.yeastgranulesproofandmultiplyinwarm
yeastdidnotproofwell.youshouldnotrequiretokeepitovernight.yeastgranulesproofandmultiplyinwarm
waterin10to15minutes.eitherthewaterwastoohotorcoldortheyeastwasnotagoodone.
Tajinder says
DoyouhaverecipeforattabreadWITHOUTYEAST?
Thankyou

welcometajinder.noidonthave.
Anu says
Imadethis,butthebreadlookslikeovercooked(cookedforlessthan20mins)andstuckinthepan.Iscrapedthe
cornersbutcanttakeitoutofthepan.Whattodo?

whichpanyouused.alsoquitepossiblethedoughhasnotleavenedwell.thatswhythestickingissue.
neha says
Isit23cmsdeepslitorsomethingelse?Ihavetriedtwicebutitisnotsimilartobakedbreadinthepics

neha,itwillbe23mm.erroronmypart.
shraddha says
Hiagain!!iforgottomentionthatitriedmixingabitofhomemadecaramelcolour(whichiuseforbakingblackforest
spongueforthatdensedarkbrowncolour)withwaterbeforekneadingthedough..itgavemeanicebrowncolour
whichwegetinthebrownbreadsfrmthemarket!Sojustthoughtofsharing!

thanksshraddhaforsharingthisgreattip.ithinkinthemarketbreadstheydoaddcaramelcolor.butihavea
feelingitsartificialandnotnatural.
shraddha says
Hidasanna!Firstofallabigthankstoyouforpostingsuchwonderfullrecipes..urdoingagr8job!!Ivebeentrying
tobakebreadsincealongtimebutialwaysusedtoendupwithachwyheavyrawloafofbreadwithsoursmellof
yeast!Butneverlosthopeandikepttrying..ascookingismypassion..lastniteitriedurrecipewithexact
measurementsumentionediwasjumpinglikeakidwhenitookoutthebreadfromtheoven..itcameoutjust
perfect!Everyoneinmyfamilyjjjustlovedit..iserveditinthebreakfasttodaywithtea..thankusomuch!Keepthose
wndrfulrecipescoming!
Love,shraddha

thatsgreattoknowshraddha.askme,ihavebakedwholewheatbreadsandbunsformanytimesandevery
timeiwouldgetachewydensetexture.allthetimeiwouldtrytoaddsomethingortheotherorchangethe
method.butneverworkedformetillitriedthisrecipe.likeyouikeepontryingandtryingtilligetadecentand
method.butneverworkedformetillitriedthisrecipe.likeyouikeepontryingandtryingtilligetadecentand
goodenoughresults
pg says
WHichbrandofyeastyouuse?thelinkuhavementionedgourmet.com?Iclickedonitbutitisshowingoutofstock.

itsthesamebrandonthelinkmentioned.itsbeenoutofstockforalongtime.ihavepurchase4to5packets
lasttime,soistillhavethem.
Nat says
CanIleavethisbreadtoriseovernight?

nat,keepinthefridge.justallowtoriseforthetimementionedintherecipe.dontkeepitovernight.
Erin says
Ijustmadethisrecipeanditisgreat!Mydoughdoubledinsizeduringeachproof(usingquickactingyeast)butthe
finalproductdidnotriselikethephotosabove.Ibakedat220for23minutes.Myyeastisbrandnewandgood
quality.Anysuggestions?

possiblytheproofingtimemustbehigh.tryreducingthetimeandsee.whenpressedlightly,thedoughshould
haveaindentandspringbackslowly.sowhenthedoughgetstothisstage,thenstopproofingandproceedwith
thenextstep.dontkeepforlonger.
Parul says
Ihadmadewholewheatbreadbeforebutalwayscameoutverydenseandheavy.Butthisisamazing..thankuso
muchforsharingtherecipe.Imadethistodayandmyhusbandanddaughterloveit.itscomeoutniceandsoft

welcomeparul.gladtoknowthis.
Sum says
Goodjob
farkhanda says
imdesperatelylookingandsearchingayeastfreerecipebecauseimallergicwithitandithastobea
wholemeal/multigrainvegan.whichicancookinmykenwoodbreadmaker.
imadeoncewiththebakingsodaandbakingpowderitturnedouttobetastybutverycrumpyandeasytobreakin
sandwiches.
anyonepleasehelpmetofindthesolutionforusingsomebindinginthebreadlikeflaxseedmixtureorpsyliumhusk
mixtureinit?
Jayasri says
Hey!Ibakedmyfirstbreadwiththisrecipetodayandthebreadrosewellandlooksgoodtooafterbakingit.however,
itsmellsandtastesveryyeasty.WhatcouldIhavedonewrong?

jayasri,thesmellofyeastcouldalsobebecauseofthequalityofyeast.itshouldnothavethetasteofyeast.did
youaddedmoreyeast?
pankaj bhatia says

Excellenteasytomakerecipeforahomemadebreadcanbemadeinroutine.Myfirstattemptwassuccessfuln
Imencouragedforfuturebreadbaking.doletknowifIcantake1cupwaterforyeastnuselittlemilkfor
kneading..Insteadoftaking1.25cupwaterforyeast.Iwanttousemilktochangethedrytextureofbread

thankspankajforsharingpositivefeedback.yesyoucanaddmilk.
Jigna says
HiItriedlotsofbreadrecipesbutIwasnotsatisfiedbutyoursisverysimpleandeasytofollow.Itrieditandmeand
myhusbandbothlikedit.Thankyousomuch

welcomejigna.gladtoknowthatbothofyoulikedthebreadrecipe.
smitha says
Hi,Hadpostedmycommentcoupleofhoursbackbutdonotseeitanymore.
Ifollowedthisrecipeandthebreadcameoutgood.Infact,Iusedsomeofitsdoughtomakemushroomcheese
Calzone.Thanksalot!

ididnotseeyourcommentbeforesmitha.thanksforthefeedback.mushroomcheesecalzonesoundsyum.
Smitha says
HiDasanna,Ihavejustnowfinishedfollowingyourrecipe.Itisfirstrestingstage.Iusedrocksaltandsiftedtheflour.
Obviously,therocksaltwasleftonthesieve.Iwaswonderingwhyrocksaltandnotseasalt?Pleasedoreply.Iwill
surelykeepyoupostedontheresultofmybakingandfollowingyourrecipe.
Thanks!
Smitha

hismitha,thereisnoparticularreasonfornotusingseasalt.ialwaysuserocksaltforallthecookingandbaking
ido.idontuseseasalt.butyoucanmaketheloafwithseasaltalso.doletmeknowtheresults.
k.lalitha says
Hi,Imadethisbread,cameoutwellbutthecenteruncooked!Whatwentwrong?shdIincreasethetimingto30or40
min.plshelp.thanksinadvance

centeruncookedmeaningyouhavetobakeitmore.sojustkeepthebreadintheovenandbakeforsomemore
time.oventemperaturearedifferentaspertheirmakeandmodels,sothebakingtimevariesfromoventooven.
Avita khawas says

HiDassana..sometimeswordfailtothankyouforyourattempsforsharingthereceipes.
WellItriedthebreadforthefirsttimenitcameoutwellbutIhadfewquestionstoask..
Firstwhatisthedifferenttypesofyeasturtalkingwegenerallyabletogetthtdryyeastfrommarketswhatsthe
differencenistheouterofthebreadisreallyhardoragainImissedsomestep..plzsharenthanksatonagainn
keepposting

thanksavita.therearethreetypesofyeastavailableinthemarket.whatwegenerallygetinindiaisdryactive
yeast.butinsomecitiesyouwillalsogetinstantyeast.theotherkindofyeastisfreshyeastandthisisusually
availableinthebakeriesandevenincities.theoutercrustofbreadisnothard.
Tulsi says
HelloDassana,
Ihavetriedyourdaalbukharaandithasturnedoutsogreat,everytime!Andsincethenyourerecipesareonmy
bookmarks!Sofirstofall,thankyousomuchforsharingalltherecipesthattoo,pureveg.andeggless.
Nowthiswasmyfirstexperienceatbakingbread,ifollowedthestepsandfollowedtheexactsamemeasurements
exceptfordryactiveyeast(Iused1smallpouch).Ihaventgotehfluffyandnicebreadliketexturethatyouhavein
exceptfordryactiveyeast(Iused1smallpouch).Ihaventgotehfluffyandnicebreadliketexturethatyouhavein
thepicture..
Imgoingtotrybakingagain..ButIwaswonderingifyoucouldhavesometipsforme!
Thankyouagain!
Tulsi

hitulsi,thanksforsharingthefeedbackondalbukhararecipe.goodtoknowthebreadalsobakedwellinthefirst
experience.oneofthemostimportantthinginbreadbakingistheyeastproofingifusingdryactiveyeastorfresh
yeast.oncethisisdonecorrectly,thentherestoftheprocessiseasy.kneadingisalsoimportant.awellkneaded
breadgivesagoodtextureandcrumb.alsothetimetakenforthefirstriseandsecondriseisanotherfactorthat
willdeterminethetextureoftheloaf.itsbesttousegoodqualityyeast.ihavehadfewfailuresinbakingbread.
theonlyreasonbeingpoorqualityofyeast.
Jimmy Childs says

Herearesomemodificationswemakeusingflourwegrindourselves:
SINGLERISEFRESHGROUNDWHOLEWHEATBREAD
PlaceKitchenAidbowlinoven.
Turnovento350for2minutesandthenturnoff.
Grind41/2cupsofwheatberriestoflour
Insmallbowlorcup,measure1/3cupoliveoil
Insmallbowlorcup,measure1/3honey
Insmallbowlorcup,measure1cupflaxseedmeal
Insmallbowlorcup,measure1/3cupchiaseed,1/3cupsunflowerseed
plus1/2cupcarawayseed.
Placeall4smallbowlsorcupsintheovenwiththemixingbowltowarm
Cut1largelimeor2smalllimesinhalfandsqueezeforjuiceinacup
Whenatleast31/2cupsofflourhavebeenmilled,warm21/2cupswater
inmicrowaveuntilwateriswarmbutnothot.
RemoveKitchenAidbowlfromoven
Add1/3cupglutenflour
Add2packetsofyeast
Add31/2cupswholewheatflour
Stirwell
Add21/2cupsofwarmwater
Add21/2cupsofwarmwater
Stiruntilnodryflourremains.Thisiscalledasponge.Proteinchainsform.
Placebackinovenandheatat350for1minuteandturnoffoven.
Settimerfor16minutes
Liberallygreasebreadpanswithcoconutoil
Putabout1/3cupflourinpansandcoatsidesandbottomwell.Removeexcess.
Afterthe16minutes,placethemixingbowlwiththespongeonthecounter.
Addthecontentsofthe4smallbowlsorcupsfromtheoven.
Add1teaspoonsalt
Addlimejuice
Stirwithspatulaandscrapesidesclean.
PlacebowlinKitchenAidinstalldoughhook
Runonslowandslowlyadd11/2cupswholewheatflour
Whenflourhasbeenadded,settimerfor11minutes.Letthemachinekneadusingdoughhook.
After11minutesexpires,quicklyaddabout1/8cupflourandstopmachine.
Thisflourwillhelpkeepdoughfromstickingtobottomofthebowl.
Sprinkleabitofflourontopofthedoughandcutitinhalf
Removeoneofthehalvesandformitintoasizetoaccomodatethebreadpans
Placeitinoneoftheflouredbreadpans
Repeatwiththeremainderofthedough
Placebothloafpansintotheoven
Heatto350foroneminuteandturnoffoven
Settimerfor25minutesandchecktoinsurebreadisATLEAST1overthepan
Ifnot,letitriseuntilitisatleast1abovethepan.
Removebothpansfromoven
Heatovento350degrees
Bakefor34minutes.
Itshouldneedtocooltocompleteitscookingbuthotbreadisdelicious.
Justdontpushdownonthebreadknife.Whileitshot,itsveryeasytocrush.

thanksjimmyfortakingthetimetowritethecompleterecipeandsharingit.thiswillhelpthereadersaswell.
thanksagain.
Sudha says
Cameoutjustperfect!!Thankyou!Myfirstattemptatbakingabread,andthatitselfwasabigsuccess.Illbebaking
thiseveryweeknow.Nomorestoreboughtbread

thankssudhaforsharingpositivereviewonwholewheatbread.
Nivedita says
Iamkeentotrythis.Iwouldliketoknowifwecanaddglutentothisrecipe?Willitgiveabetterresult?Ifyes,then
howmuch?Also,IhavemadesomegarlicrollsearlierwithmaidaandIobservedthatittakesabout4hourstodouble
nicely.Sincethisiswheat,canIleaveittoriseforthesametime?Also,shouldweleaveforfirstriseandsecondrise
forthesamedurationorcanthesecondrisebeforashortertime?

hinivedita,youcanaddgluten.butiwontbeabletohelpyouwiththemeasurementsasihaveneverused
gluten.youcancheckthepackfordetails.usuallytheydomentionhowmuchneedstobeadded.ifyouuse
instantyeast,thenyoucanusethetimementionedinthisrecipe.4hoursistoomuchoftime.youcankeep1
houror1hour15minutesforthefirstriseandagain45minutesforthesecondrise.thedoublingofthedough
alsodependsonthetemperatureconditions.inawarmandhumidclimate,itwilltakelesstime.
Harshitha says
HiDassana
Yourrecipeistoogood.Myfirstattemptatbreadmakingwasadisaster.Butthisoneworkedlikeacharm!
Myonlyconcernwasthebreadwasnotlightenough.Imnotsureifthatshowwholewheatbreadturnsoutwhen
madeathomeortheyeasthadntproofedenough.
AnywaysImgonnatryitagainwithabetterqualityyeastandalsotryproofingitforalittlewhilelonger.
Thankyousomuchforthewonderfulrecipe!

thanksforthefeedbackharshitha.thisrecipeofbreaddoesnotgiveadensetexture.butotherwiseifadditional
glutenisnotadded,thenthebreadhasadensetexture.wholewheatbreadsarenotlightlikethemaida/all
purposeflourones.soisthisbread.itislightcomparedtothewholewheatbreadsbutnotlightlikethemaida
bread.yesdotrywithabetterqualityyeast.agoodqualityyeastmakesalotofdifferenceinthefinaltextureof
bread.
ASHA says
hi,thanksforsharinghealthybreadrecipes.iamusingprimeinstantdryyeast.soihvmixwithflourdirectlyasperur
recipe.shalliproofyeastoutsidenprooffor10min.nadd?

okay.thenitshoulddouble.eithertheyeasthaspasseditsshelflife.youcanjustchecktheyeastbydissolvingit
inlukewarmwaterandabitofsugar.for1/2tspofyeast,youcantakeabout1/2cuplukewarmwaterand1/2tsp
sugar.ifitbubblesupafter10to15minutes,thenitmeansthattheyeastisgood.ifnot,theyeastisexpired.if
theyeastisgood,thennexttime,youcanprooftheyeastoutsideandthenaddit.
Mohini verlekar says

Dassanawhatisthedifferencebetweenboththeyeastmentionedabove.

himohini,dryactiveyeastneedstobeactivatedandthenproofedinwarmwater.whereasinstantyeastneed
notbeactivatedinwater.youcandirectlymixinstantyeastwiththeflourandotheringredients.
Meera says
HiDassana,
Iusedinstantyeastandfollowedtheprocedureuhavegiven.Evenafter2hoursthereisnosecondrise.Any
indicationonhowlongIhavetowait?

meera,possiblybecausetheyeastisnotofgoodquality.itshoulddoubleupwithinahour.
ASHA says
hi,itriedurrecipesitsv.goodbutstillihvquerythatwhilebakingitdidnotrise.plsiwanttoknowwhereiwent
wrong.

asha,becausetheyeastmusthavenotgotproofproperly.
Mrs. Mudrika Buch says

yourrecipeforhomebreadmakingisveryencouraging.IhavePanasonicautomaticbreadmachine.InUKIhave
beengettingexcellentresultwithstrongwholewheatchampionchappatiattano.2whichismedium,notfine.
InIndiaIhavetriedallbrandsofchappatiattaavailablebuttheresultsarenotsatisfactory.Byaddingextraglutenthe
InIndiaIhavetriedallbrandsofchappatiattaavailablebuttheresultsarenotsatisfactory.Byaddingextraglutenthe
resultisstillnotsatisfactory.Whichchappatiattawhichhasgotmoreglutenwouldyourecommend.WhenIuse50%
wheatand50%maidatheresultisbetterbutnotasgoodasinUK.TheysaythatinIndianwheatDaudkhaniattahas
maximumgluten.
Yourhelpwillbeappreciated.
Thanks.
MudrikaBuch.

WelcomeMrs.MudrikaBuch.ionlyuseorganicatta.mostlyitisorganicchakkigroundatta.soicannotsay
aboutothervarieties.theorganicattawhichihaveused,hasalwaysgivenmegoodresults,bothinthisbreadas
wellasincakes.
Asha mehta says

itscomesoutsuperb.Plskeepupdatingallrecipes.Butmybreadisnotrising3rdtimewhilebaking.Why?Otherwise
itsperfect.PlsletmeknowwhereIamwrong.

asha,yeastmustproofproperlyorchangethebrandofyeast.useagoodqualityyeast.
Saurabh says
Hi,
Thedoughdidntriseasstatedintherecipeevenwhenonetbspofdryyeastwasadded.Itremainedthatofthe
samesize.

theyeasthasnotgotactivatedproperly,thatswhythedoughdidnotrise.thewatertemperaturehastobe
correct.,about40to42degreecelsius.ifthewaterisonthecolderside,theyeastdoesnotactivate.ifitsonthe
hotterside,theyeastdies.thewatershouldbewarmandshouldfeelwarmwhentouched.
NIKHIL says
Hi,Myovenhasthemaxtemperatureof200cwhatshouldbethetimeperiodforthistemperature.andisthereany
waywecanfigureoutthatthebreadisdone.ndthanksfortherecipe.

thanksnikhil.youcanmakeat200degreesCalso.itwilltake3035minutesorevenmore.iamjustguessing
thetime.thebreadwhendoneshouldsoundhollowwhentappedwithyourhandsanditshouldbrownfrom
outside.
rashmi bahety says

hi,verygoodrecipe.triedandbreadcameoutverywellalsobutthecolordidntcomeonthetop.itwaswhite.imade
longloafasidonthaveloafpan.ikepttheloafonmiddleshelf.

thanksrashmiforthefeedback.ifyoubakeforsomemoreminutesthentopcolorwillbebrown.
Rashmi says
hid,Itriedyourrecipes.andtheyareverynice.pictorialpresentationhelpstomaketherecipeeasy.Canyouplease
tellmewhattemperaturetobakewholewheatbreadinmorphyrichards24rssotgandwhatshelftoplacethebread
loafwhilebaking.

thanks.sametemperatureasmentionedintherecipe.andeitherkeeponthecenterrackoronthesecondlast
rack.
Vishal says
greatreceipe,breadcameoutverywellandsoft

thanksvishal
Bhuvana says
Yourrecipeisreallysimplenitlooksperfect..CanIuseaashirvaad100%attaflour?Willitriseandwillitbesoft??

thanksbhuvana.yesyoucanuseaashirvaadattaflour.therisingdependsuponthequalityofyeastandthe
proofing.
ajit says
Thankalotdassanaforthiswonderfulrecipe,myovenhasmaximumtemperaturerangeof200c,isthereanywayI
cangetmybreadright,usingonlyconvectionoronlygrillingwithoutmicrowavefeatureinvolved

yesyoucanbakeitwiththeconvectionmethodalonewithoutusingthemicrowavefeature.200degreescelsius
isagoodtemperatureforbaking.howeverinovensoperatinginconvectionmode,thebakingisquickandfast
duetothefan.soforanyrecipebakedinanOTGorelectricoven,iwouldsuggesttoreducethetemperatureto
10or20degreesless.egifarecipecallsfor200degreescelsius,thenyoucanbakeat190or180degrees
celsius.
K.lalitha says
Thanksforthereply,canIuse1egginsteadofcurdorcanIuseboth,myhusbandiscurious!.mykidshadthebread
toasttodaysoIamplanningtomakeathomeregularly.thanks

yesreplacethecurdwithoneegg.noneedtoaddcurd.
K.lalitha says
Thanksfortherecipe,itcameoutverywellsofttoo,butthetoppartwashardwhy?thanks,Iamreallyhappytobake
wwattabread

welcome.thetoppartcouldbeduetothepankeptnearthetopheatingrodoranexcessivetemperatureinthe
oven.
Anamika says
Helloagainthanksforthiseasyrecipeiwouldwanttoknowhowlongcanwekeepthebread

welcomeanamika.sincewehaveaddeddahi/yogurtinitsotrytousewithin34days.
sweta says
HiDassana
Thanksforsuchawonderfulexplanation.Itriedtherecipeandthebreadturnedouttobereallywell.Itstoogoodto
getawholewheatbreadrecipethatusesingredientswhichareeasilyavailableinallthekitchens.
Cnwenotfollowthesamerecipetomakepav?Orisitcompulsorytoaddallpurposeflour?

welcomesweta.thanksforsharingyourpositivefeedback.forpavdoughismoresofterintexturethanthebread
dough.ifyoumakepavwith100%wholewheatflourusingthisrecipe,thepavwillbedense.thetextureofpavis
alwayslightandfluffy.ihavesharedwholewheatpavrecipebutinthatrecipealso,ihaveusedequalamountof
maidahttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipeindianpav/(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pavrecipe
indianpav/)
kamal says
excellentnsimplerecepiethebreadwasultrasoftntasty

thankskamal
imran says
itzrealygdtounderstandthankssoomuch.

welcomeimran
Paresh says
HeyAmit,
Thanksforthisrecipe!
MydaughteronlyeatsbreadfromHotBreads(theIndianBakery)andweliketousethatbreadtoobecauseitdoes
nothaveanypreservatives.Wemovedawayfromthatbakeryandalsobecausetherearenopreservatives
sometimesthebreadcatchesfungusthenextday.
So,IthoughtIwillgiveitatry.Iused1/3theamountsyoumentionedtomakeanexperimentalbatch.IwillsayIgot
75%success.Ittastesgood.TheonlythingisIneeditabitlighter.So,Iwilltryagain.ThistimeIwillusedabread
mould/pan.
Willletyouknow

welcomeparesh.iagreewithyouropinionthatweshouldusefoodwithoutpreservatives.homecookedfoodis
alwaysbetter.youcanaddabout3to4tbspofallpurposeflouralso.itwillgivesomelightnesstothedough.
Sujit says
Hi,
Canyoupleaseexplainthedifferenceinleaveningtimesbetweeninstantandactivedryversionsabove?Haveyou
bakedboththeseversions?

Sujit,ihavetriedwithboth.sinceitneedsexplanation,iamsharingthislinkwithyou
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/30511/instantyeastvsactivedryyeast
(http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/30511/instantyeastvsactivedryyeast)
Carole Slesinski says

Thankyouforthisexcellentrecipe.100o/owholewheatbreadisnotavailablewhereIlive,butAttaflouris.Ihave
triedmanytimestosimplysubstituteAttaflourforwhiteinavarietyofrecipesbutitneverturnedoutreallywell.Your
recipeisthebestoneIhaveeverused.Afterthefirstloaf,followingtherecipeexactly,turnedoutsowellImade
burgerbuns,longrollsandraisinbreadwithjustabitmorehoneythantheoriginalrecipe.Iwillbetryingpizzaand
baguettenext.Irecentlygotanewgasovenwhichhasinspiredmetodomuchmorebaking,andyourrecipehas
mademyexperienceevenmorerewarding.Thanksagain.

welcomecarole.thanksforsharingpositivefeedbackonallthebreadrecipesyoumadeusingthisbasicatta
breadrecipe.iamsureitwillinspiremorereaderstotrythisrecipe.
Melissa says
HiDassana.Doyouhavethenutrtionalcontentforthisbread?

melissa,idonthave.
sankalp says
hey..
iamnewatbakingandtriedmakingthisyesterdayifollowedtheinstructionsbutididntseethedoughrisetoomuch
inthemouldandalsoitremainscompletelyrawfrominside,evenafterbeingintheovenfor30minscouldyou
possiblysuggestwhereiwentwrong?

possibly,theyeastdidnotrisewell.iftheyeastdoublingisnotgood,thenitaffectsthefinaltextureofbread.try
tousegoodqualityyeast.redstarandgloripan/mauripanaregoodonesandtheyareavailableinindiatoo.
sudha says
Hidassana,isitimportanttouserocksaltonly,canwenotuseregulartablesalt.Andwhatareimprovers,howtouse
itinthisreceipe

sudha,yesyoucanuseregularsalt.ihaveneverusedimprovers.
sudha says
Thankssomuch,itriedittodayanditcameoutsowell.Thankssomuch.

welcomesudha
Shivali says
IdontknowwhereIgotwrongasIhavefollowedrecipestepbystep.BreadseemsgoodbutwhenIcutapiecethere
weredoughcrumbsinbetween.Outercrustwasyum.Pleasehelpme

ithinktheyeastdidnotfrothwell.thatswhythedoughcrumbsinbetween.oritcanalsobethedoughwasnot
kneadedwell.socanbeduetothesereasons.
Shivali says
Yeastwasgood..Ithinkkneadingpartcouldbeawrongone..Willtryagain..Thanks

welcomeshivali
Basu says
Hi,
Canuplsclarifymybelowdoubts
1.WhenshouldIcutthebreadintopieces
2.HowcanIstorethebread?DoIneedtorefrigerate?PlsletmeknowforhowmanydaysIcanusethis..
Thankyou

1.oncethebreadiscooleddowncompletely,thenslicethem.
2.oncethebreadiscooled,ikeepthebreadinabreadbox.nowdependingontheclimatecondition,ikeep
itoutorinthefridge.intheindianwinters,ikeepoutfor12hoursandthenkeepinthefridge.insummers,i
keepinthefridge.ascurdisadded,bettertoconsumethisbreadin3to4days.
Dr. Mr. Rafique says

Hi.Dassana.Iammakingwwbreadsincelastoneyearusingbakerywetyeast.Thetestisverygood.procedureis
almostsame.ThistimeIusedimproverandthedensenesswasmuchless.evenonecanadd1cupmaidawith2
cupsofwwflour.Idoexperiments&improvisemyself.Myquerryiscanweusealuminiummouldornonstickmetal
mouldinconvectionmode.doesitharmthemicrowavesystem?

thanksdrmrrafiqueforsharingthesetips.iknowaboutimprovers,butnotyetusedthem.addingmaida,alsoi
know.ihavetriedaddingmaidaanditworkswell.yesyoucanusealuminiummouldinconvectionmodeonly.i
donotknowaboutnonstickonesasihavenotusedthem.butihaveusedaluminiumbakingpansinconvection
modeinmymicrowaveoven.butstillbettertocheckfirst.sometimesihaveread,microwaveraysworkevenin
convectionmode.soifthepanstartsarcing(electricalrays),thentheovenisfaulty.butihavebakedin
aluminumpansintheconvectionmodeandnothadanyissues.
Yasmin says
Hi!Imadethisovertheweekend.Goneinlessthanaday!Cantbelievemy3yogirlwassomuchinlovewithit!
Thankyousomuchforsharingthisrecipeandtheverydetailsteps.IhaveaquestionWouldthisrecipeworkifI
useallpurposeflour?

welcomeyasmin.thanksforsharingyourexperience.yesyoucanuseallpurposeflouroryoucancheckthis
whitebreadrecipe:
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/whitebreadeasywhitebread/(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/whitebread
easywhitebread/)
Ruchi Sharma says

HiedearThisissuchatemptingbreadrecipe..Ireallywanttogiveitatry..CanIbakeinconvectionmodein
microwave..Ifyesthenatwhattempnforhowmuchtime?

ruchi,youcanbakeintheconvectionmodeofthemicrowaveoven.tempwillbe200degreescelsiusandtime
willbe30to35minutes.inmicrowaveconvectionmode,duetothefan,thetopgetsbrownedfasterandahard
crustcanbeformed.soafter10to15minutesofbaking,coverthebreadwithabutterpaperoraluminiumfoil
andthencontinuetobake.
Ansuya says
HiDassana,
Thanksforagoodrecipe.ImadethebreadtodayinmynewovenOptima.Thetastewasgood,butthebreadgot
burnedandIhadtoremoveitbeforethefulltime.Hencethebreadwassticky.Canyoupleasesuggesthowtoavoid
thebread/cakesfrombeingburntintheoven.
Thanks
Ansuya

welcomeansuya.thebreadgotburntfromtoporbottom?whichelementsyouheatedwhenbaking.thetopor
bottomorboth?
Deepa says
HaiDasanna,
Thebreadlooksdeliciousandtherecipesimpleandeasytofollow,temptingmetobakeonethoughforthe
firsttime.IhaveaOTGof18ltscapacitywithhightempupto250degreec.Iwanttoknowifitissuitableto
bakethebread.sinceitissmallovenshouldibeusingboththeupperandthelowerheatingrodsoronly
thelowerones.evenwhilebakingthecakethesurfacetendstoburnwhilethebottomremainsraw.please
advice

evenihavethesamecapacityinmyoven.useboththeheatingrods.ialwaysdoforbakingbreadand
cakes,almosteverything.alsokeeptheloafpanontherackbelowthecenterone.thesecondlast
rack.ifyouseethebreadgettingbrownedquickly,thenjustcoverthetopwithaaluminiumfoilorbutter
paper.
deepa says
Hi,Ihadsoughtclarificationfromyoulongbackonoventypeandplacementofthepaninthe
oven,butmanagedtobakethebreadonlytoday.Thebreadturnedoutediblebutlittledense.I
followedyourrecipeexactlysoIdontknowwhatwentwrong.Thedoughrosebeautifullywhile
proofingbothinitiallyandafterrollingoutintothetin.Ihadplacedthetininthemiddlerack.How
longshouldthedoughbekneadedbeforelettingittorest.
ButIthinkitwasnotbadforafirsttimer.Thanksonceagainforsuchasimpleandwonderful
recipe

notbaddeepaforthefirsttime.youwilllearnmoreasandwhenyoubake.youwillgetto
knowhowtheloafwillturnourbythefeelandtextureofthedough.thedoughhastobe
kneadedreallywell.theglutenstrandsshouldforminthedough.withhanditshouldbeabout
7to10minutes.alsodependsonthepressureofyourhandsandhowquickorslowoneis
kneadingthedough.
jayashri says
hidassana,
itriedthisreceipetwice.firstiaddedmorewatersoalthoughihadgoodfrothyyeastwithmethebreadsankduring
baking.ihavemicrowaveconvectionovenanduseactivedryyeast.secondtimeitriedwhenitwasverycoolhere.
theyeastdidnotfrothproperly.sothebreaddidnotrisewellandwasverydense.canyoutellmewhattempwe
needtotakethewateratforprovingtheyeast?ireadfromothersitesthatitshouldbearound50degreesc.itis
true?ikeepinovenitselfforprovingafterheatingsomewaterinmicrowave.Thiswaythewhitebreadreceipeof
yoursworkedwellduringtherainyseasonpleasesuggest

hijayashri,thetemperatureforactivatingdryyeastisbetween40to46degreesC/105degreesFto115degrees
F.thisisonlyforactivatingtheyeastcells.theygetactivatedandmultiplyatalowertemperaturethanmentioned
F.thisisonlyforactivatingtheyeastcells.theygetactivatedandmultiplyatalowertemperaturethanmentioned
above.dontkeepthebowlofwaterinthemicrowaveoven.keepoutside,sincethemicrowaveradiationscan
destroytheyeast.iusuallywarmwateronstovetopinasmallbowlandthethenkeepitoutside.alsocoverthe
bowlonceyouaddtheyeast.dontkeepitopen.
Vanessa says
HiIhvbeenexperimentingwithWWbreadforsometimenow&urrecipeisoneofthebestIvetriedsofarWhen
ImakemaidabreadIkneeditforalmost1015mindependingonthequalityofmaida.
ButhereIwasntsurehowlongtokneedthedough&everytimeIaddedatbspofwaterthedoughwouldabsorbit
&becomedrybutsoft
Wouldlikemybreadalittlemorelighter.Thxinadvance.

welcomeVanessa.thekneadingtimeisassameaskneadingachappati/rotidough.theamountofwater
requiredwilldependuponqualityoftheatta.soonecanadjustthereeasily.ifyoumakeaslightlystickydough
thenthetexturewillbesofter.
Neetu says
Hi,Ifollowedtherecipeexactlythewayyouhavementioned.Thetasteisgoodbutitturnedoutalittlehardand
dense.Anyparticularreason??

eitheritcouldbeduetotheyeastnotproofingproperlyorthequalityofatta.dependingonthetypeofwheat
usedinthemakingofflour,theglutencontentcanbelessormore.
Saradha Venkitram says

Aattabreadcameoutverywell.goodintasteandshape.Butwhyitsheavyandnotlite?moreoveritcrumbles.but
tryingforthe1sttime,ittastesmuchbetterthantheonewebuy.itwasjustlikebakerybreadtosee.

thankssaradhaforthefeedback.attabreadwhenmadewithoutaddedglutenalwaysturnoutdense.thisrecipe
doesgivealighttexturedattabread.ofcourse,stillthelightnessandsoftnesscomparedtomaidaorallpurpose
breadcannotbecomparedwiththisone.againthequalityoftheflourandthebubblingofyeastarealso
importantfactorstogetsoftnessandlightnessinbread.
Ranjani says
HiD,
Thankyou!Thankyou!Thankyou!IamaterriblecookandmakeahabitofburningeveninstantnoodlesIdo
surviveeachdaysomehowandcookformyfamily.Iwasveryunhappywiththedifferentshadesofbrown,thebrown
breadsfromthestorearemostlyindicatingthattheymaybeusingfoodcoloringaswell.Tobakeitathomeby
followingsucheasyinstructionsisarelief.Iwillnotsayitwasperfectthebreadwasalittledenseprobably
becauseIusedmultigrainattabutitsgoodandiknowwhathasgoneintoit,sothanksagainforthewonderful
recipethatevenacookingdisasterlikemecouldfollowandrepeat.

thatsgreattoknowranjani.artificialcoloringagentsareaddedinstorebroughtbreads.plusthereareadditives
too.itsalwaysbettertomakeyourownbreadathome.atleastyouknowwhatsgoneintoit.isometimesmake
whitebreadtoo.andeventhehomemadewhitebreadisfarfarbetterthanthereadymadeones.multigrainatta
willgiveaslightdenseness.
Ranjani says
Ranjani says
Hi,
Iwaslookingonlinefortherecipeforwholewheatbreadandcameacrossthis.Iamgoingtomakeitthedryyeast
way.Canweusehoneyinsteadofthesugar?howmuchshouldweuseinthatcase?
Thanks!

youcanaddhoney.butbettertoavoid.sinceasperayurveda,honeybecomestoxicwhenheated.somy
suggestionistoavoidhoney.evenididnotknowthisfact.butfromafewmonths,iamreadingayurvedicbooks
andthuscametoknowaboutthis.
afsha says
Canwemakethisinamicrowaveoven?

ifyourovenhastheconvectionmodethenyoucanbakeintheconvectionmodeofthemicrowaveoven.
vaneesha says
caniuselemonjuiceinthebreadinsteadofvinegar?

vaneesha,ihavenevertriedthisbreadrecipewithlemonjuice.isuggesttosticktotherecipeforbestresult.
Abriti says
HiDassana,
Firstandforemostkudosforanawesomename!!
Anotherkudosforawesomejoboncreatingthisblog.
Canyoutellmerecommendanotherbrandofdryinstantyeastthatiseasilyavailableinthemarket.

thereisredstarandmauripan.ithinkthesearetheonlyinstantyeastavailableinindianmarket.butfordry
activeyeast,youwillgetmanybrands.
Sindhiya (http://www.thepassionatesisters.blogspot.in) says

Wow!!!Aperfectwholewheatbread.Lovethecolourandtexturecantwaittotry..Ihavetwoquestions
1)ifusingaborosilglassloafpan,doweneedtoreducethebakingtemperature,asmyquickbreadlemonloaf(
bakedat180)gotburntatthebottom.
2)ShouldweheatboththeelementswhilecookingbreadinOTG?Isawthatyouhaveansweredthisquery,stillIam
littleconfusedasIalwaysheatthebottomelementonlyforbakingcakesandtheyturnoutgood.

thankssindhiya,ikeepthetemperatureto180degreescelsiuswhenbakingwithaborosilglassloafpan.i
alwayskeepboththetopandbottomheatingelementson.whenihavekeptthebottomheatingelementon,the
cakegetsbrownedfromthebase,butnogoldencolorfromthetop.
Noor says
CanIusemilkinsteadofwater?
Noor says
Iwillbefollowingyourrecipeforactivedryyeast.

noor,yesyoucanusemilkinsteadofwater.
Mansi says
Hey!IwasthinkingifIcouldusemultigrainattainsteadof100%wholewheat.ThemultigrainattawhichIhave
containsragi,soyabean,chanaalongwithwheat.
Waitingforyourreply.
Thanks

welcomemansi.yesyoucanuse.butthetexturewillbedifferent.thebreadcouldbelittledensebuthealthy.
ky says
Hi.Justwondering,thebutterisitsoftenedormelted?Isitalsopossibletouseabreadmaker?

ihaveaddedghee.forbutter,ithastobesoftenedandatroomtemperature.youcanuseabreadmachine.
thoughihavenottriedit.
ky says
Tqvm!Itlooksreallygood!
@jrlefrancois (http://www.pulpandpixel.ca) says

Thankyoutremendouslyforthisrecipe!Imadeitlastweek(twoloavesatatime)anditcameoutperfect.Iused
applecidervinegarandfoundtherewasafainttasteofacidity,whichwasntbad,butIamredoingthemtodayusing
yoghurt.
Thetexturewasveryniceanditslicedfantastically.Ivealreadysharedwithafewfriends.Definitelykeepingthis
recipe.Onequestion:Haveyouevertriedtomakeminibreadsorbunswiththerecipe?IwonderhowlongIwould
cookthose.
Cheers

thanksforthefeedback.thereisafainttasteofthevinegarinthebread.ihavenottriedmakingminibreadsor
bunswiththisrecipe.ithinkthedoughwillwork.dependingonthesizeofthebuns,itshouldtake25to35
minutesat220degreescelsius.
gouri says
Hi
Imadewholewheatpavrecipefromurbloganditturnedoutverysoftnyummy..nowIwanttomakewholewheat
breadbutmyconvectionhas200degreetempasmax..whattodonow?

thanksforthefeedbackonthepavrecipe.youcaneasilybakebreadat200degreescelsiusinyourmicrowave
ovenintheconvectionmode.itmighttakethesameamountoftimeorjustabitmore,asbrowningandbakingis
fasterinamicrowaveovenduetothefan.
bina says
helloDassnaAmit
Imadethisbreadanditturnedoutverynice.thanksforthewonderfulrecipe,wassearchingforwheatbreadrecipe
andgotoneonyoursite,nowimakeitnearlyeveryday.thanksonceagain.

welcomebina.nicetoknowthatyoulikedthebreadrecipesomuch.dotrysomemorerecipesfromtheblog.
bhupi says
Hi,
Iwasgoingthroughthereciepebuttheresaproblemidonthaveanovenatmyplace.
howdoimakemakeitusingmicrowave?
Replyfastiwanttolearnitbeforediwalinsurpriseallmyfamilypeopleandfriendsthatanengineercanalsocook.
PleasASAP!
PleasASAP!
Really.

bhupi,youcannotmakeitinmicrowavebutcanmakeitinconvectionmode.
khushboo says
Hi.Imadebreadtodayusingthisrecipe.Thebreadloavestasteabitbitter.Anyideawhywouldthathappen?

wasthecurdbitter?sometimescurddoesdevelopaslightbittertaste.maybeitduetothat.
happy says
didyouaddglutenandbreadimprover?andhowmuch?

no.
vini says
HiDassana,
Itriedthis.itturnedoutverygood.thanksfortherecipe.Ireducedtheyeastandincreasedtherisingtime.
Itriedthis.itturnedoutverygood.thanksfortherecipe.Ireducedtheyeastandincreasedtherisingtime.

welcomevini.thanksforsharingyourvariation.
vini says
Imadethisagain.thanksagainforanawesomerecipe

welcomevini
rufina says
September 22, 2014 at 7:37 am (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment408919)
HiDassana
Whatbe1cup=howmanygramswoulditbe100gms?.IhavePrimeYeast.Socaniuse1tspofthat?

1cupis250mlbyvolume.itwillbearound130to140gms.primeyeastisdryactiveyeastorinstantyeast?
safeera says
Hidassana
Thankyouforpostingsuchasimplesuperrecipeandyouvemademefeelsoproud.myfirstattempttobakea
breadwasarealhit
THANKSformakingmydreamcometrue

havealreadyrepliedtoyourearliercomment.itsfeelsgood,whenwhatyoumakeforthefirsttimebecomesa
success.amreallyglad
safeera says
Hidassana
IthasbeenmydreamtobakeabreadforalongtimeandwiththehelpofyourrecipeIveDoneIt.Thankyousooo
muchforpostingsuchasimplesuperrecipeandyouveliftedupmyspirit
Itsreallynicetoseeyoureplytoeachandeveryonescomments

thankssafeeraforyourfeedback.goodtoknowthatthebreadrecipehelpedyou.
prince says
Plsdohavebooksthatshowstepbystepbakingofdifferentbreads.

letssee.notimewritenow
prince says
GooddayDassana,
Iloveallyourreceipesandwhatyouaredoingtoeducateus.ButIhaveinterestinmakingbreadinfutureandselling
tothepublic.
WhatkindofbreadcanImakethatwillbemoreprofitabletomeconsideringthecostincuredonpurchasing
eggs,flouretc
Canaegglessandwheatflourbreadbeprofitable?
IhaveinterestindoingsometinuniquesoIlovetheslicefruitybread.canitbecommerciallyprofitableconsideringall
theingridentsboughtinmaakingit

allthebestforyourbusiness.youhavetoseewhichmarketyouarecateringtoo.generallythebreadweget
outsideareeggless.wholewheatandmultigrainbreadarepopular.ithinkthebusinessisprofitable.
sunipa says
HelloDassana,thanksforthewonderfulrecipe.Thisismyfirsttryinbakingplainbread.Thetastewasgood.Only
oneissueIhad.Althoughtheproofingwasgood,thebreaddidnotriseenoughafterbaking.Ididnotgetagood
squareshapeloafpieces.WouldyouknowwhereIwentwrong?Andguidemeplease.

okay.didyoupreheattheovenandforhowlong.andwhichpanyouused.
mansi says
hidassana,
ivebeenwantingtomakethiswholewheatbreadathome,butmyovendoesnotmakeithappensomehow.
whatOTGdoyouuse?doesithavetomeetspecificrequirements?

iusephilipsOTG.notanyspecificrequirements.youcanevenbakeintheconvectionmodeofthemicrowave
oven.justreducethetemperatureto15or20degreeslessthanwhatismentionedandpreheattheovenfor
about15minutes.
Jasmeet says
HiDassana,
Imreallykeentotryyourrecipe.Ihavesomeexperiencewithbakingbread,butonlyoverseas.Ihaveacoupleof
questionstoaskyou.Hopeyoucanhelp.
1.Iamusingthesameattawesuetomakerotisathome.Itisawholewheatattafromthechakki.Isthatgoodto
use?
2.IhavesomedryactiveyeastfromBluebirdanditsaystouse25gmsofyeast(whichistheentirepacket)for
500gmsofflour.Isthatcorrect?Asperyourrecipe,(for750gmsofflour)Iwouldjustneed1/2tbsp,right?AndthatI
assumewouldbeabout78gms?
3.Lastly,Ihaveanaluminiumtin,thekindinwhichicecreamisset.Itisabout3.5inchesinwidth,8.5inchesinlength
and4inchesindepth.Doyouthinkthiswouldbesuitabletobakein,orshouldIusealittlelessfloursothatitfits
neatly?
Iwillwaittohearfromyou.Iamreallylookingforwardtotryingthisrecipeformyparents.
Thanks.
Jasmeet

hijasmeet,myanswersbelow.
1.youcanusethegroundchakkiatta.
2.followtherecipeandusehalftbspofthebluebirddryactiveyeast.ihaveusedbluebirdbeforeandwouldnot
followtheirmeasures.25gmsofyeastisnearabout3tbsp,whichistoomuchofyeastfor500gmsflour.
followtheirmeasures.25gmsofyeastisnearabout3tbsp,whichistoomuchofyeastfor500gmsflour.
3.ifthetinisheatresistantandissafetouseintheoven,thenyoucanuseit.butistilliwouldsuggesttobuy
aluminiumbakingtinsorpans.theyaregoodandhavealonglife.
4.youcanalsouseaovenproofglassbakingpan.whenididnothavealuminiumbakingpans,iwouldbake
breadsinarectangularglassbakingpan.
Sinetheta says
Hi,Ivealreadytriedtherecipethetimesbutthedoughjustdoesntrise1.Imusingthefoodprocessorto
kneadit
2.usedhalftbspofbluebirddryactiveyeast
3.restallmeasurementsaccordingtoyourrecipe
4.aluminumtin
5.ashirvadAtta
PleasepleasepleasehelpmecauseIreallywanttobakebreadathomeImontheedgeofgivingitup

theyeastisnotgetactivated.eithertheyarejustdormantordying.thiscanbeduetotoolowheatin
thewaterorthewaterbeingtoohot.thewaterhastobewarm.youshouldseebubblesandafrothy
mixtureintheyeastsolution.ifnot,thismeanstheyeastiscausingtheissue.thedoughisnotrising
duetothesereasons.bluebirdbrandworks.sinceihavealsousedbluebirdattimes.thetemperature
ofthewarmwatershouldbe40to46degreesC/105degreesFto115degreesF.ifpossible,youcan
useathermometertocheckthewaterstemperature.hopethishelps.
Sharda says
HiDassana,
Iamafanofyours.Ibakebreadsathomeinmymicrowavewiththehelpofyourposts.Thankyousomuch.Ibaked
breadwithashirwaadmultigrainatta.Theytastegood.Butwhatshouldidotomakethemlittlelighter.Shouldiadd
littlemaidatomakethedough??Isthereanyotheroption?

thankssharda.multigrainattawillgiveabitofdensenessastherearelegumesandlentilsfloursinitbesides
wheatflour.youcanaddsomemaidatomakethebreadlighter.therearecommerciallyavailablegluten
enhancersandevenvitalwheatgluten.ihaveneverusedthese.thesealsohelpinmakingthebreadssoftand
light.
srividya says
HiDassana,
Itriedthisrecipeandthearomaoffreshlybakedbreadinwholehousewasmagical.Thatapart..breadturnedout
reallynice..havebakedittwicenow..andpplhaveaskedtherecipe..thanksaloaf

welcomesrividya.gladtoknowthis.happybaking.
SITA says
Hi!WhenIbakeanybreadinmyelectricovenbecomesdry.Whatcouldbethereason.haveyoufacedsuchproblem
andhowdoyoumanageit.

ihaveneverhadthisproblem.perhapsthereislessmoistureinthebread.tryaddingsomemoremoisturetothe
breaddough.alsobakeinthecenterrackwithboththetopandbottomheatingelementson.
ARC says
Dasanna,Ihavereadthispostmanytimesandfinallydecidedtogoaheadandbake.Thankyou!About
dryingup,asaucerwithalittlewaterbeneaththelowestrackshouldhelp.IdonthaveanOTGmyselfbutI
readthisinaReadersDigestpublicationsometimeago.

thanksfortheinfo.ihaveheardaboutthismethod.butitwasmentionedthatthismethodhelpstogive
acrustylayer.stilliwillcheckifthisisthecase.
Deepika says
Mybreadtrunedouttobehard.Notveryhardbutalittlebit.Andthebottomandsidesofthebreakwereoverbaked
ascomparedtothetopofthebread!!Shouldisprinklesomeflouronthegreasedinordertoavoidthisoverbaking
asitisdoneincaseofcakes!!!Alsomybreaddidntrisethatmuchafterputtingitinoven!!!Whatcouldbethe
reason??

ithinkthedoughhasnotleavenedwell.whichbrandofyeastdidyouuseandwhichpan.meaningametalloaf
panoraborosilpan.ifyougreasethepanverywell,thennoneedtosprinkleflour.
Amrutha says
HiDassana.Thankyouforthisrecipe,whichlookssimple.Ivea10.5(length)by3.5(breadth)inchesbreadloafpan.
Canyoupleasehelpmewiththemeasurementsforthispan?Howcanimodifytherecipe?Thanks.

thepanisalongerinlength.ihavebakedina8inchx3.5inchesloafpan.insteadofmakingaloaf,youcan
makedinnerrollsorpav/bunsandplacetheminatray.thepav/bunscanbeplacedinyourloafpan.after
shaping,keepabout1inchgapbetweenthebunsandallowthemtoriseforthesecondtime.thenbakethem.
saurav says
shouldiusetopandbottomrodsbothoronlybottomones

saurav,heatboththetopandbottomrods.
SA says
HiD,loveallyourrecipes.TryingtobeonaPaleodietnow,isthereanywaytomakeaglutenfree,lowcarbbread?
Pleaseletmeknow.Anyotherglutenfreerecipeswillbemuchappreciated,yourbloghasthesafestrecipes,no
flops!

hisa,youcanmakeglutenfreebreads.thereareglutenfreebreadfloursavailableinthemarket.theseare
importedinindiaandhenceexpensive.youcanmakebreadseasilyfromtheseflours.ididtrymakingragibread
andmultigrainbreadathomewithoutwheatflour,buttheybecomedenseandhadnotagoodtexture.herei
justusedragiflourandmultigrainflourexclusively,buttheresultswerenotgood.afterthatididnottrymaking
breadsofmilletflours.mysafestbetistomakerotis/bhakriswiththeseflours.thereisaglutenfreesectionon
theblog.youcanhavealookherehttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/recipe/glutenfree/
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/recipe/glutenfree/)
nandhini says
Iameagerlywaitingthebreadathome,butididntfoundproperrecipe.Ithoughtitwillbegood.SocanIusecake
dishinsteadofoven.plzanswerme.

nandhini,whatiscakedishandwhichbreadrecipeyoutried?
Anusha says
HiDassana.Itriedthisrecipebutusedjaggeryinplaceofsugar.Thoughitturnedoutwell,canyoupleaseletme
knowifitisbettertousejaggeryinsyrupformorgrated/powderedform.Thanks.

youcanuseeither.doesnotmatter.
Vibha says
Hi,
Ifoundthisrecipesogoodnboughtotg.AsImnewinbakingstuff.Ihavefewquestions.
.Panshouldbeon1strackorsecond.2.Greasingisrequirebeforeputtingloafintopan.
3.shouldIputfoilontheloafnthelastoneisonwhichmodeIshouldbakethisbread??
Thanks.
Vibha

ikeepthepanonthemiddlerack.
yesyouhavetogreasetheloafpan.
ifthebreadstartstobrownquick,thenyoucanplaceafoilonthepan.
iguessinOTG,thereisonlyonemode.theoneihavehasonlyonemode.
Vani says
HiDassana!TheBreAdlooksjustperfectandyum.Cantwaittotry.Justhad2queries.
1.CanIusethisrecipetomakeinabreadmachine?
2.CanIusethenormalattathatweuseforrotispilsburyatta?
Thanks.

youcanusenormalatta.ihaveusedorganicatta.youcantrymakingthebreadinabreadmachine.ihave
nevertried.ithinkitshouldwork.
Charu says
HiDasanna,
imustcomplimentonyourpatience!youhaveansweredeach&everyquerry!
goodbutafterkeepingitintheovenitsank!
itriedtherecipe,theproofingwas
pleasesuggestwherehaveigonewrong?idesperatelyneedtoget
thisrightasthebreadtastedreallygreat!

forhowlongdidyoukeepafterkneadingitandshapingtheloaf.thiscanalsobeduetothebakingtimeorthe
oventemperature.theovenhastopreheatedwellbeforeyoukeepthebread.manyreadershavetriedthis
recipewithsuccess.ialsomakeoften.afterbakingthebreadsankorwhenyoukeptintheoven.thesizeand
shapeofthepanalsomatters.
sumayyah says
hi.thanksforthisawesomerecipe.ihaveaquery.canwereplacewatertokneadthedoughwithmilk?

sumayyah,yesyoucanusewater.
Parimala says
Hi,
Yourrecipelooksinteresting.Iamgoingtotryout.Iwaslookingforagoodrecipeforwholewheatorattabreadand
believeitornotthismorningthesamethoughtofusingcurdenteredmyhead.ButnowthatIhavethisrecipe,Iam
goingtotryitout.
Ihaveaquestionthough.Thecupmeasurementthatyouhaveusedisita240mlcup,250mlor210mlcup.The
reasonIaskyouisbecausewiththechangeintheflourmeasurementstheyeastandcurdwillalsoundergochange

thanksparimala.iuseamericancups.1cup=250ml.ihaveupdatedthisinformationinallposts.thanksfor
asking.ifyouhaveanyotherquerythenfeelfreetoask.happybaking.
Gavnisha says
Iwantedtotryyourrecipebutpleasetelltheamountforthecupingrams.iwillbeusing1800g,watwillthe
approxamountforotheringredients?ifiusevinegar,canIstorethebreadintherefrigeratorfor2weeks?thanks
forreplying

gavnisha,1cupwholewheatflourisaboutapprox128gms.1800gmsiscloseto2kgs.thatsalotof
kneading
1800gmsisabout13.5cupsapprox.soyoucanjustproportionatelyincreasetheother
ingredients.ifusingvinegar,thebreadcanbeeasilystoredfor2weeks.
Renu says
Thislooksliketheeasiestrecipeforbread.Ihave2questions.Forhowmanydaysdoesthisbreadstaysfresh?and
canIfreezeitforlongeruse?Thanks

youcanfreezethebreadforsomedays.sinceyogurtisthereinthebread,iwouldnotadvisefreezingforalong
time.whenmilkproductsoreggsareaddedtobreads,theyshouldbeconsumedinafewdaysandnotkeptfor
weeksormonths.thebreadwouldstaygoodfor3to4daysinthefridgeandaboutaweekinthefreezer.
Harjeet Kaur says

HiDassana,
Triedthisbreadtoday,(Myfirsttrywithbakingbread),butunfortunately,mybreadwasntcookedproperly.Itwas
doughyinside.Ibakeditforaround30mins.Itdidseemhollowwhentapped.IamnotsurewhereIwentwrong.And
Ihadtousealmost2cupsofwaterfor3cupsflourtogetabitstickydough.Ikneaditafterthefirstrise,butlotlong
enough,asyouaskedtokneaditlightly,Ididthat.AnyideaswhereImighthavegonewrong??Oranysuggestionsto
giveitanothergowouldbehighlyappreciated.
Thanks

doughymeansthebreadhasnotbeenbakedwell.whattemperatureyoubakedandwhichoven.youcouldhave
bakedforsomemoretime.thetemperaturesvaryfromoventooven.soasaguidelinetherecanbeadifference
ofabout5to10minshereandthereinthebakingtime.didyoukeepthebreadforthesecondrise?
Harjeet Kaur says

Thankyouforyourresponse.IhaveagasovenandIbakeditat220degreeC,aspertherecipe.Idid
keepthebreadforthesecondrise.Iusedinstantyeast.Forhowlongthedoughhastobekneadinthis
method?Doesthekneadingtimeeffectsthebread?

thebreaddoughhastobekneadedverywell.glutenstrandshavetobeformedinthedough.yesthe
kneadingtimeaffectsthetextureofbread.forthisporportionatleastabout6to8mins.atestistotake
asmallpieceofdoughandstretchit.ifitsstretchableanddoesnotbreakthenthebreadisoktogofor
thesecondrise.youcanalsocheckthispostwhichmentionssomemorepointers
http://www.thekitchn.com/breadbakingtiphowtotellw156772(http://www.thekitchn.com/bread
bakingtiphowtotellw156772)
Harjeet Kaur says

HiDassana,
Thankyousomuchforyourresponse.IwouldgiveitasecondtryandseehowIgothistime.
Ihaveanotherquestionforyou.Itsaboutegglessbaking.Myparentsarepurevegetarians,soI
amalwayslookingforegglessrecipes.Whatcanbeusedtoreplaceeggsinbaking,ifwedont
wanttochangetherestoftheingredients?Canthatbedonewithsomethingeasilyavailable?Or
doweneedtomakealotofchangesintherecipes(witheggs)likeingredientsandbaking
time,etc??
Youradvicewouldbemuchappreciated.
Iamreallynewtobaking.Justtryingmyhandsonit.Itwouldbegreattogetsomegoodtipsfrom
youonthis.
Thanks

hiharjeet.fruitpurees,yogurt,flaxseedpowder,milk,cream,condensedmilk,silkentofuand
mixtureofvinegar+bakingsoda+buttermilkaresomeoftheingredientsthatareusedasan
eggsubstitute.personallyihaveusedfruitpureelikeapplepuree,pumpkinpureeand
bananapureeandtheygiveagoodtexturetothecake.ihavealsousedflaxseedpaste,
yogurtandthecombinationofvinegar+bakingsoda+buttermilk.bothofthesemakethe
cakenicelymoistaswellasalighttexture.ifyoudontwanttomakeanychangestothe
recipe,theniwouldsuggestyoutoaddyogurtorafruitpureelikeapplepuree.otherfruits
givetheirownflavorsandyoumayormaynotlikethetaste.applepureeorapplesauceisa
safebet.otherbestingredientistouseyogurtordahi.usefreshdahiandnotsourone.1/4
cupofapplepureeoryogurtisequalto1egg.usethesesubstitutionsforcakeshavejust
about1or2eggs.iftherearemorethan2eggsinthecakerecipe,thencondensedmilk
workswell.
Harjeet Kaur says

Thankyousomuchforyouradvice.Iwoulddefinitelytrysomeoftheseandwouldget
backtoyouifindoubt.
Regards,
Harjeet

welcomeharjeet
Kalpana Sareesh (http://lifewithspices.blogspot.in) says

Perfectbreadrecipebakedemnitcameoutsoperfectly..shortlywillbepostinginmyblogwiturlink..waitingtotry
morefrombakedgoodies..

thankskalpanaforthefeedbackandthefuturepostingandlinkingback.dotrysomemorebakedgoodies.
shilpa says
Hidassana,
MybreadisintheovenasIwritethis.Thanksfortherecipe.
Aquestionthoughthetemperatureis200or220
Thanksonceagain

its220degreesC.butyoucanevenbakeat200degreesC.hopethebreadturnedoutgood.
sonalshah says
hiDassanacanvmakethisreceipevthoutyeast?isthereanyotheroption.actualyvrpurejainsovcantuseyeastpl
suggest.

hisonal.iknowofcertainbreadslikenaanthatcanbemadewithoutyeast.iwillhavetodosomeresearchand
findoutifabreadloafcanbemadewithoutyeast.ihavenevertriedmakingtheregularbreadswithoutyeast.
therearebeerbreadsandsodabreads,butagaintheytastedifferentandnotliketheregularyeastedbread.soi
willhavetoactuallytestarecipeandthenonlyicantellyouifbreadcanbemadewithoutyeast.
Rupali Kadam says

HiDassana,canwebakethisbreadinaconv.microwave..ifyes,pleaseletmeknowthesteps.Thanks!

yesyoucanmakethebreadinconvectionmodeinthemicrowave.firstpreheattheovenat180degreesforat
least15mins.thenyoubakethebreadat180degreesCforabout30to35mins.ifthetopstartstogetbrown
quickly,thencoverthetopwithaluminiumfoilorbutterpaper.
Ashwini says
Hi,
Whydoweneedtodecreasethebakingtemperatureforthisbreadfrom220degreesCofaconventional
ovento180degreesCwhenusingtheconvectionmodeofmicrowaveDassana?

inamicrowaveovenwhichusesconvectionmodeforbaking,thereisafanwhichcirculatesthehotair
whichresultsinevencookingandbrowning.butthisalsoshortensthecooking/bakingtime.somostof
therecipewhichrequiremoretimetobebakedinaregularelectricoventakeslesstimetobakeinthe
convectionmodeofthemicrowaveoven.soeitheryoureducethebakingtimeorreducethe
temperatureby15to20degreesC.inthisbreadrecipe,toachieveantexturewhichisasgoodasone
bakedintheelectricoven,ihavementioned180degreesC.ihavebakedbreadsat180degreesCin
theconvectionmodeanditworksperfectly.youcanalsobakeat200degreesC.
sathya priya (http://mykitchenodyssey.blogspot.com/) says

Hidassana,
Thisrecipeissuperperfect.IwassearchingforaperfectWholewheatbreadandthisrecipehelpedmealot..First
time(daybeforeyesterday)igotdoughybreadwhenitookthebreadat30minutesandijustwantedtotryagain
todayandbakeditfor45minutesanditisgood
Isearchedandfoundthattappingthebottomorusingthermometersarethebestwaytofindthebreadisbaked.
IamveryhappymakingmyownbreadIwillbepostingitverysooninmyblogwiththelinkback
ThanksfortheperfectrecipeRuaprofessionalbakerbythewayJustverycurious

thanksalotpriya.iamgladtherecipeworkedforyou.ialsotapthebreadtoseeifitsdoneornot.ihavesome
professionalbakingexperiencefrommyhomescienceclasses.
Manasa (http://www.spicyrasoi.wordpress.com) says

LovedyourrecipeDassana.ItriedoutMultigrainbreadtakingtipsfromyourecipeanditcameoutamazing.Your
blogisveryinspiringfornewbloggerslikeme.Thanksagain!!

welcomemanasaforthepositivefeedback.
meenal says
pleasesuggestsomeyeastreplacementmnotgettingitanywhere..

thereisnoyeastreplacement.formakingauthenticbreadsathome,youhavetouseyeastfresh,dryor
instant.
Rakhee (http://thesimplepleasuresofbaking.blogspot.com) says

Abigthankyouforthisrecipe.Ihavesearchedumpteenrecipesforgood,light,flavourfulwholewheatbread,butthis
recipeistrulythebest.Imadeitlastnight,asperyourrecipeandbreadturnedoutbeautiful.Myfamilylovesit!
TheuseofcurdorvinegarmadelifeeasyformebecauseIdonthaveaccesstovitalwheatgluten.Iwouldliketo
postthisonmyblogsoon,withduecredittoyourblogofcourse.Thankyouforyourhardwork!

thanksalotrakhee.
Divya (http://aromasofmykitchen.blogspot.in/) says

hidassanaididtryandhavealsopostedthisrecipeinmyblog..thankyou

thanksdivya.iwillhavealookatyourblogsoon.
Ashwini says
Ashwini says
sorry,iseemedtomissthestep.thankyou.approxhowlongwouldyoukneadthedough?

noissuesashwini.irecheckedthewholeposttwicethinkingimissedsomething.actuallythedoughhasto
becomesoftandelastic.soapproxabout45minutes.
Divya says
Thankyousomuchforthisrecipedassana,evenIbakebreadathomebutwithallpurposeflourandIhavebeen
lookingforthisrecipeforsolongIbakeditlastnightandcameoutverywell
CanIpostitinmyblog,whichisverynew?

hidivya.firstlythanksforthefeedback.youcanpostitinyourblog.noissuesaslongyougivethecreditlink.but
youhavenotmentionedyourblognameinthewebsitefield.letmeknow.
Ashwini says
HiDassana,
Looksreallygood.justonedoubt,youhaventkneadedthedoughbeforethefirstrising.Isitnotrequired?

ihavekneadedthedoughashwini.thedoughhastokneadedverywellbeforethefirstrise.ihavementioned
alsointhestepbysteprecipeaswellintherecipedetails.iwonderiftheinstructionsareclearornot?
alsointhestepbysteprecipeaswellintherecipedetails.iwonderiftheinstructionsareclearornot?
Sanjeeta kk (http://litebite.in) says

Lovelyloaf,Dassana,andperfecttextureforwholegrainbread!

thankssanjeeta
nags (http://www.cookingandme.com) says

ilovethisbreaddassana.willtryitoutsometimesoon.ihavebookmarkedtobakequitealot,justnotgettingenough
timeinonegosincethemove
Ray says
Ilovefreshbread!DoyouhavemuchofatraditioninIndiaforsourdoughbreadusingnaturalyeastsfromtheairto
formaflourandwaterstarter?Thebreadtastesdivineandstoresbettertoo.

wedontmakesourdoughbreadsinindia.however,thereisamethodofstartersmadewithoutusingcommercial
yeast.wecallitkhameer.thisstarterisusedtomakenaansorbhaturawithoutyeast.inthisrecipeyouwillfind
themethodhttp://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bhaturarecipebhaturebhatura/
(http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bhaturarecipebhaturebhatura/)
Tanvi@SinfullySpicy (http://sinfullyspicy.com) says

ThislooksgreatDassana.Imdefinitelygoingtobakethis.Thetexturelooksperfect.

thankstanvi
Isha Satapathy says

HiDassana,
IwantedtoletyouknowthatIamgoingtotryyourrecipeforwholewheatattabread.
Ifindyourrecipeeasytofollowandplusyouhavegivenproportionsastohowtomakeusinginstantyeast.
Thanksalot

welcomeisha.
isha satapathy says

Hidassana,
Ihavesuccessfullymadeyourecipe.ThoughIhadoneissuetheuppercrustwasquitehard.
CouldyoupleasetellmehowdoImakeitabitSoft.
Thanksalot.

theuppercrustcanbecomehardduetoslowbakingorifyouhavekepttheloafrightontop
oftheoven.
Gauri says
Hi,Imadetherecipeandfollowedtheinstructions,Ibakedthebreadfor25minutesand
whenIcutit,itwasabitsoft,likeIthinkdidntbakeentirely.Isthereawaytofixit??OrdoI
needtothrowthis??

justputthebreadbackintheloafpanandagainbakeinapreheatedoventillitsbaked
properly.youcanalsocoverthetopofthebreadwithaluminiumfoilorbutterpaper,ifthe
topbeginstobrowntoomuch.dontthrowthebread.youcanalsomakeabread
puddingwiththebreadslices.
sapna says
November 13, 2014 at 7:09 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadattabread/#comment
415159)
afterthefirstriseandthepunchingprocessitriedkneadingthedoughitwasvery
stickywattodo?

November 14, 2014 at 7:38 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadatta
November 14, 2014 at 7:38 pm (http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/100wholewheatbreadatta

bread/#comment415219)
addsomemoreflourandkneadtogetridofthestickiness.
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