Multigrain Quest

Yes, a very simple one. Don't worry about it, just eat the white flour
products that are organic and unbleached. "Fiber" is nonsense - it
just makes digestion more difficult. The only thing good about it is
if you are eating really horrible food the fiber might not let you
absorb all of it, and so that is the "health effect." Anyone who can
cite a study that demonstrates a biochemical mechanism please respond.

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:07:16 GMT, Jamie <[email hidden]>

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I am not fond of most multigrain breads. What else is out there that
isn't too time consuming to prepare?

Don't you get prepared flour ready for eg. ryebreads with different
seeds?
Over here all flour mills sells ready mixtures for eg. danish rye
bread, whole grain bread etc. Just add a packet of dry yeast, heat
water to about 40 deg C, mix, knead with a machine for 10 minutes,
leaven it for 1 hour, roll out and place onto platen, let leaven for
another hour at around 25-30 deg C and bake 1 hour at 200 deg C :-)

Can't be easier.

I for my part let some barley seed heat with some additional water,
let it stand for 2 hours while programming for a while, heat the water
again checking that there is enough water, mix barley, some milled
oats(which I also often add to water before heating), mix together,
let the kitchen aid machine knead the dough on full speed for 10
minutes, divide the dough in two parts and pour them into two forms,
let them leaven for two hours and bake at around 200 deg C for 1 hour.
Nice breads.
And my finger are still clean :-) No dough unless I have some
accidents :-)

Quoted message said:

Yes, a very simple one. Don't worry about it, just eat the white flour
products that are organic and unbleached. "Fiber" is nonsense - it
just makes digestion more difficult. The only thing good about it is
if you are eating really horrible food the fiber might not let you
absorb all of it, and so that is the "health effect." Anyone who can
cite a study that demonstrates a biochemical mechanism please respond.

fiber lowers colesterol.
fiber also can act as prebiotic (depending on the type of fiber-
0%(cellulose) to 90% (pectine))
its food substrate for the intestinal flora..

the fiber/colon caner connection is not totally clear but might also be of
importance.

of couse (as with anything else), too much isn't good either- about 30g/day
is the recommendation.

"Jamie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am not fond of most multigrain breads. What else is out there that
isn't too time consuming to prepare?

All suggestions appreciated.

Are you baking? I suppose you could make crepes or griddle cakes.
Or you could eat raw wheat germ mixed with yogurt. Or you could
cook rolled grains such as oats, rye, wheat, tritacale, or even
whole rice or corn meal. Sourdough pancakes might also
be worth considering,