Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread

Teresa Ambra

Seven Grain Bread has always been one of my favorites. All the different grains in the bread make it crunchy and delicious. I love homemade bread–especially when I can make it with such ease in my breadmaker. I was thrilled that wheat breads can turn out light and fluffy (instead of dense and heavy) by using one simple ingredient. Vital Wheat Gluten. I have been in hog heaven ever since!

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Seven Grain Bread is another recipe from my breadmaker cookbook and it is excellent. The bread has a wonderful taste and such amazing texture. For those who only eat store-bought bread, you don’t know what you’re missing. Store-bought bread has a much tougher texture even if you get it “fresh.” Not so with hand-kneaded bread, and the breadmaker bread also comes out just like hand-kneaded when using vital wheat gluten.

I found 7-grain, 10-grain, and 13-grain cereals at Sprouts (a whole foods store here in the DFW metroplex). Bob’s Red Mill brand cereals is the only one who carries it. They are actually hot cereals that can be made up like oatmeal. These contain several other grains included in each package (not just oatmeal). Just add the dry cereal to the breadmaker with the other ingredients and voila! Wonderful tasting bread pops out!

To make Seven Grain Bread healthier I substituted avocado oil for the shortening in the recipe. I’m trying to eliminate hydrogenated oils as much as possible. This recipe used honey instead of sugar so it’s also healthier in that regard. I also added four teaspoons of vital wheat gluten after the yeast to give it a soft, wonderful texture. The vital wheat gluten causes the bread to raise so nicely. The difference is astounding.

If I hadn’t tried it myself I don’t think I ever would have believed the difference in textures. I know many of you who have been disappointed by heavy, dense, hard wheat breads. I recommend purchasing vital wheat gluten (any grocery store) and start remaking some of those recipes that were flops the first time around. If you’re not allergic to gluten it works fabulously.

I initially posted this recipe in June 2013. I had just started taking pictures with my new Canon camera. The pictures were not that clear, nor did they have a great color. I recently remade this recipe (April 2020) after looking almost two years for the seven grain cereal! This is still just a fabulously easy breadmaker recipe. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread is a wonderful dinner bread. Because I used vital wheat gluten the bread turned out light and fluffy. 

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

I served it with another batch of La Madeleine’s Tomato-Basil Soup.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

I loved the taste of this bread. The honey made it just sweet enough and the cereal added depth and flavor.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

This is a delicious breakfast or dinner bread. It’s great with or without butter and served with jellies or preserves.

Here’s what I did.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

I used these ingredients.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Measure hot water and pour into bread canister. Add powdered milk and avocado oil. You can also use shortening, olive oil, or coconut oil. Add honey and salt.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Add whole wheat flour and bread flour rather than all-purpose flour. I usually freeze all my grains and flours to keep them fresh for use later because flour goes rancid quickly. 

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Add bread flour (NOT all-purpose flour) and seven grain cereal.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Add dry bread machine yeast and four teaspoons vital wheat gluten per loaf of bread.  

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Place the canister in the breadmaker and bake on the whole wheat setting. Mine takes about 3 hours 30 minutes.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Butter the top and sides of the bread so the crust doesn’t become hard or tough. Allow the bread to cool on bread board another 15 minutes before cutting down into slices.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

We love this easy breadmaker recipe.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Cut the bread down and serve.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread is also a great bread for breakfast. Serve it with apple butter or your favorite jam or preserves.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

This bread is great served with homemade soups like Chicken-Chickpea-Potato Soup or Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew, or salads like Tomato-Avocado-Mozzarella Salad, or Pear Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette.

I could have packed away several slices of this fabulous bread with soup the other day. But I was good and limited myself to one piece!

Here’s the recipe.

SEVEN GRAIN BREAD

(Recipe adapted from Black and Decker breadmaker recipes)

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread

Teresa Ambra
Seven Grain Bread is a delectable whole grain bread that's great for a dinner bread or for breakfast! This delicious whole grain cereal bread is so easy since it's made in the breadmaker. It has a nice and fluffy texture rather than being heavy or dense due to the use of vital wheat gluten. Wonderful served with jams and preserves.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 116 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker
  • 1 electric knife to cut down the bread into slices (or a sharp bread knife)
  • 1 pastry brush
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 2/3 cup hot water
  • 3 tbsp. powdered milk
  • 2 tbsp. avocado oil (can use Crisco shortening)
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 2 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 3/4 cup dry seven grain cereal
  • 2 tsp. bread machine yeast
  • 4 tsp. vital wheat gluten

Instructions
 

  • Measure ingredients into bread canister in order listed.
  • Set for whole wheat setting.
  • Mine takes 3 hours 30 minutes.
  • Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before removing from bread machine.
  • Butter top and sides so bread crusts don’t become hard or tough.
  • Allow bread to continue cooling on bread board another 15 minutes before slicing.

Notes

NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives and must be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann's yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn't work as well.
 
Recipe adapted from Black and Decker.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, brunch
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[b]Seven Grain Bread[/b]
 
Recipe Type: Breads, Rolls and Muffins
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from [url href=”http://www.blackanddecker.com/” target=”_blank” title=”black and decker”]Black and Decker[/url] Breadmakers
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 20
Delicious whole grain cereal bread made in the breadmaker. Nice and fluffy texture rather than heavy and dense due to the use of vital wheat gluten.
Ingredients
  • 1 2/3 cup hot water
  • 3 tbsp. powdered milk
  • 2 tbsp. canola oil (can use Crisco shortening)
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 ½ cups bread flour
  • ¾ cup dry seven grain cereal
  • 1 ¼ tsp. bread machine yeast
  • 4 tsp. vital wheat gluten
Instructions
  1. Measure ingredients into bread canister in order listed.
  2. Set for whole wheat setting.
  3. Mine takes 4 hours 10 minutes.
  4. Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before removing from bread machine.
  5. Butter top and sides so bread crusts don’t become hard or tough.
  6. Allow bread to continue cooling on bread board another 15 minutes before slicing.
Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

I love making and eating La Madeleine’s Tomato-Basil Soup because it’s so easy and tasty. Seven Grain Bread goes wonderfully with this soup for lunch.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread is so yummy. With or without butter, it’s amazing.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

Seven Grain Bread is terrific for holiday and company menus too.

Seven Grain Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious home-baked #bread is perfect for either #breakfast or dinner. It's also incredibly easy since it's made in the #breadmaker. This #recipe uses #VitalWheatGluten so it's light and fluffy. #SevenGrainCereal #SevenGrainBread

If you’re a bread person like me, you are probably drooling by now! 

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Seven Grain Bread

Teresa Ambra
Seven Grain Bread is a delectable whole grain bread that's great for a dinner bread or for breakfast! This delicious whole grain cereal bread is so easy since it's made in the breadmaker. It has a nice and fluffy texture rather than being heavy or dense due to the use of vital wheat gluten. Wonderful served with jams and preserves.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 116 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker
  • 1 electric knife to cut down the bread into slices (or a sharp bread knife)
  • 1 pastry brush
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 2/3 cup hot water
  • 3 tbsp. powdered milk
  • 2 tbsp. avocado oil (can use Crisco shortening)
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 2 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 3/4 cup dry seven grain cereal
  • 2 tsp. bread machine yeast
  • 4 tsp. vital wheat gluten

Instructions
 

  • Measure ingredients into bread canister in order listed.
  • Set for whole wheat setting.
  • Mine takes 3 hours 30 minutes.
  • Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before removing from bread machine.
  • Butter top and sides so bread crusts don’t become hard or tough.
  • Allow bread to continue cooling on bread board another 15 minutes before slicing.

Notes

NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives and must be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann’s yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn’t work as well.
 
Recipe adapted from Black and Decker.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, brunch
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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