This Multigrain Bread recipe is simply amazing. It’s hearty yet soft, and It comes out perfectly every time! This recipe makes two, big loaves.

This Multigrain Bread recipe is simply amazing. It's hearty yet soft, and It comes out perfectly every time!
In the past yeast bread has been my nemesis. I just could not get them to turn out, but not after this recipe! This recipe for Multigrain Bread was so easy to follow and it included techniques that I haven’t tried or seen before. The bread will store at room temperature for 3 days, but trust me…it’ll be long gone before then!
a slice of multigrain bread

Cook’s Note – Multigrain Bread

  • Loaves of bread can be wrapped in a double layer of plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for 3 days.
  • To freeze: wrap with an additional layer of aluminum foil and the multigrain bread can be frozen for up to a month.

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Cook’s Tools and Ingredients:

  • 9×5 Loaf Pans
  • Bob’s Red Mill 7-Grain Hot Cereal
a loaf of multigrain bread on a wire cooling rack
5 from 4 votes

Multigrain Bread

Author America's Test Kitchen
16 people
This Multigrain Bread recipe is simply amazing. It's hearty yet soft, and It comes out perfectly every time! This recipe makes two, big loaves.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups 7-grain hot cereal mix I used Bob’s Red Mill
  • 2 ½ cups boiling water
  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus extra for dusting work surface
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 Tablespoons honey
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
  • 2 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon table salt
  • ¾ Cup pumpkin seeds or unsalted sunflower seeds (I used sunflower seeds)
  • ½ Cup old-fashioned rolled oats or quick oats

Instructions

  • Place cereal mix in bowl of standing mixer and pour boiling water over it; let stand, stirring occasionally, until mixture cools to 100 degrees and resembles thick porridge, about 1 hour. Whisk flours in medium bowl.
  • Once grain mixture has cooled, add honey, melted butter, and yeast and stir to combine. Attach bowl to standing mixer fitted with dough hook. With mixer running on low speed, add flours, 1/2 cup at a time, and knead until dough forms ball, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes; cover bowl with plastic and let dough rest 20 minutes. Add salt and knead on medium-low speed until dough clears sides of bowl, 3 to 4 minutes (if it does not clear sides, add 2 to 3 tablespoons additional all-purpose flour and continue mixing); continue to knead dough for 5 more minutes. Add seeds and knead for another 15 seconds. Transfer dough to floured work surface and knead by hand until seeds are dispersed evenly and dough forms smooth, taut ball. Place dough into greased container with 4-quart capacity; cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled, 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray two 9 by 5-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface and pat into 12 by 9-inch rectangle; cut dough in half crosswise with knife or bench scraper. With short side facing you, starting at farthest end, roll dough piece into log. Keep roll taut by tucking it under itself as you go. To seal loaf, pinch seam gently with thumb and forefinger. Spray loaves lightly with water or nonstick cooking spray. Roll each dough log in oats to coat evenly. Place loaf seam-side down in greased loaf pan, pressing gently into corners. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise until almost doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes. (Dough should barely spring back when poked with knuckle.) Bake until internal temperature registers 200 degrees on instant-read thermometer, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove loaves from pans and cool on wire rack before slicing, about 3 hours.

Notes

This recipe makes 2 large loaves

Nutrition

Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 487mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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Source: Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen

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8 Comments

  1. FABBY'S LIVING says:

    What a gorgeous loaf of bread! I love baking and making home made bread…so thank you for your recipe, I will soon make it and post my mother’s bread loaf I make too.
    I can’t wait to see more of your recipes. Come over for tea and bring a piece of bread…LOL

    XO
    FABBY

  2. Yummy!!! I have a recipe very similar to this that I make from time to time

  3. Fabby & Kristin,

    Thanks for the compliments!

    Happy Baking!

    Jillian @ Food, Folks, and Fun

  4. This is just delightful. I love making bread.

  5. This is fabulous bread!! This will be my go to recipe for multigrain bread!!

    1. Fantastic! So glad this worked for you!

  6. Our new favorite bread!