This recipe creates a delicious and nutritious whole grain bread using your bread machine, perfect for any meal.
Place the warm water, egg, and brown sugar into the bread machine pan.
Ensure the water is warm but not hot to activate the yeast properly.
Add the salt, powdered milk, white whole wheat flour, whole wheat flour, oats, flax seed, and unbleached white flour on top of the wet ingredients.
Layer the ingredients in the order listed to prevent the yeast from activating prematurely.
Make a small well in the flour and add the instant yeast.
Avoid direct contact between the yeast and the liquid until the machine starts mixing.
Set the bread machine to the basic bake cycle with a light crust setting and start.
Check the dough after a few minutes of mixing; it should form a soft, slightly sticky ball.
Once baking is complete, remove the bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Let the bread cool completely before slicing to maintain its texture.
Slice the bread and serve as desired.
Use a serrated knife for clean slices.