cwatson
10-31-2010, 07:13 AM
My DH started brewing his own beer so naturally I started thinking what can I do with all those leftover "spent" grains. Of course bread came to mind first so I asked the owner of the home brewing shop in town if he had any and he sure enough did.
Many of you probably already know this but there might be another newby out there like me so here it is:
Beer Grain Bread
1 tbsp salt
5 cups flour
1 cup 100 degree water
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp dry yeast
2 cups spent grain, well drained
In a large bowl combine salt and flour. In a small bowl dissolve the sugar in water, add yeast and olive oil and stir well. When foam begins to form, make a well in the flour mixture and pour in yeast mixture. Add grain and stir to form stiff dough. Knead until elastic. Form ball and remove from bowl. Pour 1 teaspoon olive oil into bottom of bowl and return dough, drizzle another teaspoon olive oil on top. Coat the top of the dough with oil. Let rise until doubled, about 2 hours or refrigerate overnight. When dough is doubled, punch down and knead a bit more. Divide into 2 8X4 loaves or 3 - 4 balls for pizza. Loaf pans should be well greased.
For bread, coat loaves with olive oil and allow to rise until double, about an hour or so. Heat oven to 375 degrees, bake 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan then remove and cool on rack.
For pizza, roll ball out to 1/4 inch, brush with olive oil. Heat oven to 500, put dough on stone and bake until bubbles start to brown. Remove add toppings and bake on pizza pan or stone until done.
I made it last night as a bread and it is really yummy, especially with a little pumpkin butter on it :)
Many of you probably already know this but there might be another newby out there like me so here it is:
Beer Grain Bread
1 tbsp salt
5 cups flour
1 cup 100 degree water
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp dry yeast
2 cups spent grain, well drained
In a large bowl combine salt and flour. In a small bowl dissolve the sugar in water, add yeast and olive oil and stir well. When foam begins to form, make a well in the flour mixture and pour in yeast mixture. Add grain and stir to form stiff dough. Knead until elastic. Form ball and remove from bowl. Pour 1 teaspoon olive oil into bottom of bowl and return dough, drizzle another teaspoon olive oil on top. Coat the top of the dough with oil. Let rise until doubled, about 2 hours or refrigerate overnight. When dough is doubled, punch down and knead a bit more. Divide into 2 8X4 loaves or 3 - 4 balls for pizza. Loaf pans should be well greased.
For bread, coat loaves with olive oil and allow to rise until double, about an hour or so. Heat oven to 375 degrees, bake 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan then remove and cool on rack.
For pizza, roll ball out to 1/4 inch, brush with olive oil. Heat oven to 500, put dough on stone and bake until bubbles start to brown. Remove add toppings and bake on pizza pan or stone until done.
I made it last night as a bread and it is really yummy, especially with a little pumpkin butter on it :)