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Spent Grian Bread - Yummy
I figure why waste anything. So next meeting I am going to bring some real spent grain bread. Here is the recipe if anyone is interested.
Spent Grain Bread Recipe:
- 3 cups spent grain (wet)
- 1 cup flour (whole wheat or bleached)
- 1 cup warm water (about 110°)
- 1.5 tsp dry yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
Add 1 tsp salt and knead in or mix flour, one cup at a time, until the dough will not stick to the fingers. This will take about 5 additional cups, the amount depends on the water content of the grain. Continue to knead or mix until a silky texture that does not stick to fingers is achieved.
Let dough rise (covered) in a warm place for at least an hour or till it doubles in volume. Then form into loaves and let rise again. When doubled in volume, bake at 375 for 30-35 min. Test to make sure done inside.
Bread Sticks: Roll the dough into bars about 2" in diameter and about 10" long. Bake until Golden Brown.
You can improve on the texture of the bread if you drop the grains into a food processor first. Some don't care for the hulls, lol
Add Flaked Oats or Flaked Barley to the top of loafs before baking for extra flavor. Use Spent Grain that still has a small amount of sugars still in the grain. Crystal, Munich, Maris Otter, Honey Malt are great malts to use.


I've always wanted to make dog biscuits with my spent grain:
4 cups spent grain
4 cups flour
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Press down into a dense layer on a large cookie sheet.
Score almost all the way through into the shapes you want.
Bake for about half an hour at 350 F to solidify them.
Loosen them from the sheet, break the biscuits apart and return them, loosely spread out on the cookie sheet, to the oven at 225 F for 8 to 10 hours to dry them very thoroughly to prevent mold growth.
Store in an airtight container to keep them dry and mold-free.
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