All the healthy recipes, all the time. No soy, no milk, no refined sugar, no refined flour. Healthy Makeover Treat family and friends to Good Housekeepings slimmeddown quick bread. No one will suspect youve tinkered a slice is that good Looking for healthy bread recipes Allrecipes has more than 230 trusted healthy bread recipes complete with ratings, reviews and tips. You May Also Like Coffee Cake Banana Bread. Pumpkin Espresso French Toast Rounds Click Here To Get All My PaleOMG Recipes Into Your Meal Planner With Real. Whole Grain Healthy Bread Recipes. Healthy Bread Machine Recipes. Some people love to knead bread. Maybe it relaxes them or helps them work out frustrations. The bread machine is the perfect appliance for everyone else those who love the smell and taste of freshly baked bread and rolls, but dont have the need to knead. The day I brought my bread machine home years ago was the day I retired from the whole mixing, kneading, first rising ceremony of bread making. Minute-Banana-Bread-Granola-.jpg' alt='Bread Healthy Recipes' title='Bread Healthy Recipes' />Ill be honest with you, though Im not crazy about the square loaves baked in the bread machine. Thats why Im a dough cycle kind of gal. This way you have the best of both worlds. You get to skip the mixing, kneading and first rising, yes. But then you take over and shape your bread or rolls, let them rise near your preheating oven, and bake them the old fashioned way. The dough cycle means the bread machine can do most of the work for you even if youre making pizza crust, rolls, or baguettes. When you press the dough cycle button, the machine stops the process after the first rising so you can form the dough. It then rises in its new shape for about 4. Continued. Bread Machine Tips. Whether you do the dough cycle or let your bread machine bake your bread, there are some tips that hold true for all bread machine recipes. In fact, most regular bread recipes can be converted for use in the bread machine if you keep the following in mind Use the right yeast. The yeast that works best in the bread machine, in terms of the timing and the way its mixed with the other ingredients without being dissolved first, is called bread machine yeast or rapid rise yeast. Use the yeast in time. How To Cook Swiss Chard. Check the date on your yeast packet or bottle to make sure it hasnt expired. Some bread experts suggest keeping your yeast in the refrigerator between uses but then you have to remember to bring it to room temperature before adding it to the bread machine. Use the right amount of yeast. Youll need about 12 teaspoon yeast for each cup of flour. Store the yeast properly. Before the jar or packet is opened, store it in a cool, dry place in the pantry or in the refrigerator. Once opened, keep the yeast in a sealed container in the back of the refrigerator. Freezing is not recommended. Room temperature is the rule. You want all the liquids and the yeast added to the bread machine to be around room temperature. Thats because yeast likes to grow in a warm environment. You can use the microwave to gently warm milk straight from the refrigerator, if need be. Dry milk or wet milkSome bread machine recipes call for dry milk and water. But if youre going to start your bread machine right away instead of using a timer, you can replace the water with milk or buttermilk and delete the powdered milk. Use the right size machine. Some bread machines make 1 pound loaves, some 1 12 pound loaves, and some can handle 2 pound loaves. Make sure your bread machine isnt too small for the amount of dough youre mixing. Generally, 1 pound loaf machines can handle up to 2 34 cups of flour and 78 cups of liquid, The larger machines can accommodate 3 to 4 cups of flour and 1 to 1 13 cups of liquid. Follow the 5. 0 whole wheat rule. In almost every bread machine recipe I make, I use half whole wheat flour and half white flour. This way, the bread or roll is still somewhat light and airy but has more fiber and nutrients than if Id used all white flour. Take a peek. After letting the bread machine mix the ingredients for a while and form the dough, peek in to make sure the dough is slightly sticky, but not wet. You may need to add a teaspoon or two more liquid or flour to achieve this state. Favorite Healthy Bread Machine Recipes. After being a happy bread machine owner for about a decade now, Ive collected quite an assortment of favorite healthy bread machine recipes. Here are just a few of them. Continued. Cinnamon Twists. Web. MD Weight Loss Clinic members Journal as 1 piece of pancake, waffle, French toast, OR 1 slice whole grain bread 1 teaspoon light butter OR sugar34 cup low fat milk, at room temperature. Filling 1 12 tablespoons less fat margarine or whipped butter, at room temperature 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar 1 12 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Add milk, canola oil, egg substitute, whole wheat flour, white flour, sugar, and salt to bread machine pan. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour the yeast in there. Set bread machine to DOUGH cycle and press start. After about 1 hour and 4. Place the dough on a long sheet of waxed paper lightly dusted with flour. Roll the dough into a 1. Spread the margarine or whipped butter over the top. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and blend well. Sprinkle evenly over the margarine topped dough. Let the dough rest about 8 minutes. Cut the rectangle into 1. Fold the top end of each strip down to meet with the bottom end and then twist it a few times. Place the twisted strips on a jellyroll pan covered with nonstick foil that has been coated with canola cooking spray. Cover with a towel, if necessary, and let rise in a warm place until double in size about 4. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 3. Bake until golden brown, or about 1. Yield 1. 4 twists. Per twist 1. 08 calories, 3 g protein, 1. Calories fat 2. 5. Panettone Bread Web. MD Weight Loss Clinic members Journal as 1 piece pancake, waffle, French toast OR 1 slice whole grain bread 1 teaspoon sugar. Continued. If you cant find dried mixed fruit or glace holiday fruit, you can substitute 13 cup dried cranberries plus currants and 13 cup coarsely chopped maraschino cherries. Add all the ingredients except yeast and dried fruit into the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast. Select the DOUGH setting and press START. Ten minutes before the end of the DOUGH cycle set your kitchen timer, sprinkle the mixed fruit over the top of the dough. When the cycle is over, you might need to knead in whatever fruit hasnt been incorporated it just takes a minute. Shape dough into a round about 8 inches wide and 3 inches high, and place on a foil lined or nonstick cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 3. When double in size, bake until golden brown, about 3. Yield 1. 8 servings. Per serving 1. 18 calories, 4 g protein, 2. Calories fat 1. 9. Garlic amp Herb Pizza Crust. Web. MD Weight Loss Clinic members Journal as 3 slices whole wheat bread OR 34 cup starchy foods with 1 tsp fat maximum12 cup 3 tablespoons water, warm or room temperature. Continued. 34 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour. Add water, molasses, olive oil, garlic, basil, and oregano to bread machine pan unless a different order is recommended by manufacturer. Add both types of flour to pan, and add the salt in one of the corners. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast. Select the DOUGH cycle and press start. When the dough cycle is complete, about 1 hour and 4. Press and stretch each piece out into a circle about 7 inches wide. Top with your desired sauce pizza sauce or pesto and toppings cheese, veggies, etc. Bake the mini pizzas in a 4. Yield 4 servings. Per serving crust only 2. Calories fat 1. 9. Recipes provided by Elaine Magee 2. Elaine Magee. Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, is the Recipe Doctor for the Web. MD Weight Loss Clinic and the author of numerous books on nutrition and health. Her opinions and conclusions are her own. Web. MD Weight Loss Clinic Expert Column 2. Web. MD, Inc. All rights reserved.