Thank you, CleanWorkout, for letting me showcase this recipe!

This recipe was so good that I had to share it on my blog, as well!.As part of my role creating digital content for CleanWorkout.com, I have been working on healthy recipes and adaptations for their website and for their clients. This recipe for Homemade Multigrain Bread is delicious, easy, and healthy! Plus, it is vegan!

The recipe is slightly time consuming, but it is the perfect project to take on during a lazy Sunday or rainy day.

The link to their full article is available here (I highly recommend checking it out to learn some of the nutritional benefits of millet and the other superfoods used in the recipe), but I am copying the recipe below.

Enjoy!

Clean Recipes: Homemade Multigrain Bread

Bread Ingredients (Yield: 1 Loaf)

• 3/4 cup Homemade Multigrain Flour Mixture*
• 1 1/3 cups Boiling Water
• 2 tbsp Liquid Coconut Oil* or Melted Unsalted Butter or Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp + 2 tsp Honey
• 2 1/4 tsp Active Dry Yeast
• (Optional) 1/2 tsp Bread Improver / Vital Wheat Gluten (to improve the softness of the loaf)
• (Optional) Extra Whole Grains
  • 2 tbsp Whole Flax Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Hulled Millet*
  • 1 tbsp Chia Seeds*
  • 1 tbsp Whole Oats
• Roughly 2 1/4 cups Wholegrain Flour (may need more or less depending on kitchen humidity)
• 1/2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
• 1 tbsp Oats, For Topping

1. Start by making your Homemade Multigrain Flour Mixture. In a food processor, combine equal parts of whatever grains you would like to add to your bread. Try the following mix, but feel free to add additional grains, or use what you have available:
   • Flax Seeds
   • Millet
   • Quinoa
   • Buckwheat*
   • Barley
   • Oats
   • Brown Rice (or Rice Flour)
   • Corn (use Corn Flour or Polenta instead)
   • Wheat (use Semolina)
     • Clean Recipe Tip: Make extra Multigrain Flour and store it in your freezer or refrigerator. Mix it with all purpose or wholegrain flour in your regular baking recipes.
2. In a large glass bowl, mix your Homemade Multigrain Flour with boiling water. Stir to combine and let stand 20 minutes until it is just warm.

   

   2. Combine the Multigrain Mix with Boiling Water and let stand.

   

   3. You can see the yeast working as your mixture bubbles.

   
   
3. Mix in the liquid fat (coconut oil, melted butter, or olive oil), then the honey. Stir to combine completely, then add yeast and bread improver (if using). Mix with a spatula and let stand another 10 to 15 minutes for the yeast to activate.
4. Add one cup of flour and knead – you can knead your bread in a stand mixer or by hand. Next, add in your Extra Whole Grains, if you are using any. Continue kneading, adding half a cup of flour at a time. Knead the dough for 10 to 15 minutes, until it is no longer sticking to your fingers.
5. Cover with a damp cloth and let stand 1 hour in a warm place.

   

   Start your dough by mixing 1 cup of Wholegrain Flour.

   

   If you like, mix in your whole Flax Seeds, Whole Hulled Millet, and whole Chia Seeds.

   
   

   

   Continue to knead the dough.

   

   As you knead the dough, it will absorb the flour and get sticky.

   
   

   

   Add a little more flour and keep kneading until it is barely sticky.

   

   Form your dough into a ball, cover it with a damp towel, and let rise for 1 to 2 hours.

   
   
6. Sprinkle your risen dough with sea salt and knead for 5 minutes. Cover again and let stand for another hour.
7. Grease your loaf pan with butter, coconut oil or oil. Roll dough into a loaf shape and place into greased pan. If you like, lightly press oats onto the top. Let rise 1 hour before baking.

   

   Place your formed dough into a greased loaf pan.

   

   Let the dough rise 1 hour before baking.

   
   
8. Bake your bread in a pre-heated 375 F oven for 28 – 32 minutes. Your bread will be golden brown and slightly hollow sounding when tapped.
9. Remove loaf from pan and cool on a rack.

   

   Bake in a pre-heated 375F oven until golden brown (roughly 28 – 32 minutes).

   

   Cool your bread on a wire rack. Beware falling oats! They do not all stick to the bread.

   
   

10. 

    There is nothing better than warm, fresh bread and butter… especially when the bread is packed with superfood grains like millet, quinoa, buckwheat, flax and chia seeds. This bread is loaded with fibre, protein and healthy carbohydrates.

    Enjoy your bread warm from the oven (the best way!) with a little butter, or enjoy it throughout the week. Bread keeps well in the freezer, so you can also freeze a loaf to have another time. Homemade bread is also a great gift for friends and family (no need to tell them how healthy it is before they taste it!)