Grapefruit Poppy Seed Bread

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Some people eat the same breakfast every day of their lives, I am not one of those people! So many choices, so little time! I dug through my bread cookbooks looking for an exciting change of pace and found this recipe filled with refreshing grapefruit zest and juice, wheat germ, fiber and poppy seeds. I believe that I've found a winner!

Grapefruit Juice & Zest, Poppy Seed, Wheat Germ & Bran.


This is my take on the original recipe from, THE BEST BREAD MACHINE COOKBOOK EVER. (Today I found one of these cookbooks available on Amazon for only $3.98.)

Bread machine

GRAPEFRUIT POPPY SEED BREAD

Cut thick slices of this bread, spread with butter or cream cheese. Makes a tasty chicken or turkey sandwich. This recipe makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf.

INGREDIENTS

Add ingredients in the order they appear

    3/4 cup warm water + 1 tablespoon

2        tablespoons washed grapefruit zest

    1/4 cup grapefruit juice

1  1/2 tablespoons light olive oil or grapeseed oil

1  1/2 teaspoon salt

1  1/2 tablespoon sugar

    1/4 cup poppy seeds

3        tablespoons milk

    3/4 cup wheat bran

3        tablespoons wheat germ

2  1/2 cups unbleached bread flour

                    Or

2  1/2 cups Hungarian High Altitude Flour + 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten

(Form a well in the flour and add yeast)

2  1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

• Add ingredients to bread machine bucket in order.
• Set bread machine to Dough Cycle, 1:30.
• Push dough down. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into loaf.
• Place loaf in greased bread pan, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 24 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

Shaped loaf in greased bread pan.

Covered with greased plastic wrap, let bread rise in a warm place.

That first yummy bite!

Grapefruit Poppy Seed Bread is packed full of flavor, nutrition and loads of fiber. I love the way the poppy seeds burst in my mouth! This bread is moist and delicious and is fast becoming a regular around our house for breakfast . . . Over at Julie's!!!