Mint Almond Wheat Bread!

I've been on a Mint roll lately, Made some Mint Pesto, Mint Chutney and now Mint Bread! I got a bunch of fresh Mint from Mona and have been putting it in pretty much everything, salads, fruit chaat, Lentil curries and so on.

This bread is a nice dense bread with some cracked wheat and almonds and a ton of Mint!.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bread flour
• 3-4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup cracked wheat boiled
• 1/2 cup almonds soaked in warm water for an hour or more
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves ( 30-40)
• 1/2 inch ginger( optional)
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons active yeast

Directions:

1. Soak the cracked wheat in water for an hour and then Boil the cracked wheat till it softens (3-4 minutes).
2. Let the mixture cool a bit then add Yeast and sugar to it.
3. Let it sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.
4. In a blender, add the mint leaves, soaked almonds and ginger and blend coarsely. Add some water if needed.
5. In a greased mixing bowl, add the flours and salt and mix well.
6. Add the oil, yeast mixture and mint mixture and 1/2 cup of water and knead for 8-10 minutes. ( if using stand mixer, 3-4 minute batches with intermittent scraping)
7. Add more water if needed.
8. Place dough in a well greased container, covered in a warm place for 2 hours.
9. Lightly punch the dough and using a little flour knead and shape into a loaf by pulling on all sides and tucking under.
10. Place loaf in well oiled bread pan and cover with damp towel. Let rise for an hour.
11. Bake at 375 degrees F for about 40 minutes.
12. Cool completely before slicing!

This one headed to Susan's Yeastspotting !!