3 direct method Recipes

whole wheat flour (605 g, i use fresh ground wheat berries), water (443 g room temperature ), salt (11.4 g table or fine sea ), instant yeast (8.5 g), honey (18.9 g), butter (softened - 14 g), hazelnuts (113 g roughly roasted & roughly crushed), raisins (113 g)

maple monkey loaf, all-purpose flour (4 1/2 to 5 cups), sugar, rapid rise yeast, salt, milk, water, butter or margarine, eggs, maple syrup, chopped walnuts, in large bowl, combine 2 cups flour , sugar, undissolved yeast and salt. heat milk, water and 5 tbsp butter until very warm (120o to 130of); stir into dry ingredients. stir in eggs and enough remaining flour to make soft dough. knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. cover; let rest on floured surface 10 minutes., divide dough into 32 pieces; roll into balls. melt remaining 3 tbsp butter; dip balls in butter. in bottom of greased 10-inch tube pan with non-removable bottom, evenly layer 1/3 cup syrup, 1/2 cup walnuts and 16 balls. repeat layers. top with remaining 1/3 cup syrup. *cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 40 minutes., bake at 375of for 35 minutes or until done; cover with foil during last 10 minutes to prevent excess browning. cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. invert onto serving plate., notes : *cool rise method : shape loaf as directed. cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 to 24 hours. to bake, remove from refrigerator, uncover dough and let stand 10 minutes at room temperature. bake and cool as directed.