Q: Can I replace black whole wheat flour with regular whole wheat flour in this recipe?
A: Yes, you can substitute regular whole wheat flour for black whole wheat flour, though the flavor and color of the toast might slightly differ.
Q: What if I don’t have high-gluten flour?
A: If high-gluten flour is not available, bread flour can be used as a substitute, though the texture might be slightly different.
Q: How do I know when the dough is properly fermented?
A: The dough is properly fermented when it doubles in size and, when poked with a floured finger, it either doesn’t spring back or springs back very slowly.
Black Whole Wheat Raisin Toast
Notes
- High-gluten flour: 190g
- Black whole wheat flour: 80g
- Milk: 130g
- Egg: 50g
- High-sugar-tolerant yeast: 3g
- White sugar: 27g
- Salt: 3g
- Butter: 27g, softened at room temperature
- Raisins: 50g (for filling)
- Mix milk, egg, and sugar and freeze into a semi-fluid slush. Soften the butter at room temperature.
- Pour the semi-fluid into a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in it, then add flour and salt, mix with a spatula until no dry flour remains.
- Knead the mixture into a dough until it forms a rough film.
- Continue kneading after adding softened butter, until the dough can stretch to form a thin film (windowpane test).
- Roll the dough into a smooth ball, place in a bowl, and let it ferment until it doubles in size, sealed.
- During this time, soak the raisins until soft, wash, and drain them.
- Check the fermentation by poking the dough with a floured finger; it should either not spring back or spring back very slowly.
- Divide the dough into three parts, shape them into cylinders, and roll each into a 30cm long strip, then roll them up.
- Seal and let the dough relax for 15 minutes.
- Roll each piece again into a 50cm long strip, evenly sprinkle raisins on top, and roll up.
- Place the rolled dough into a toast box.
- Put the toast box in the oven with a bowl of 36°C water underneath for about 70 minutes of fermentation until it's 70-80% full.
- After fermentation, cover the box with a lid.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C on the lower rack for 40 minutes, increasing the heat to 170°C for the last 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
- Calories: Variable depending on slice size
- Fiber: High (due to whole wheat flour)
- Sugar: Moderate (from raisins and added sugar)