What is bran? In the process of processing wheat into high-quality flour of the first and higher grades, a kind of “by-product waste” appears. It is this mixture, consisting of unrefined grains and the remnants of the peel, that is bran. Most of them are used in animal husbandry and poultry farming as feed for cattle, piglets and young birds. And better bran, having passed the necessary processing, turn into a dietary product of a healthy diet.
Bran: calorie and nutritional value
The high fiber content significantly reduces the energy value of this product. So, in one hundred grams of bran contains only 3.4 g of fat and 14.2 g of protein. But carbohydrates - 46.3 g. Total calorie content - 270 kcal. This clearly shows that this product is “light” for your stomach, but at the same time it gives a feeling of fullness, which is associated with “swelling”. This property is widely used when including in the diet for weight loss a variety of bran dishes - cereals, bread, raw bran in combination with dried fruits and kefir. Therefore, lovers of light food have long been familiar with what bran is, firsthand.
Where can I buy?
The problem is that in a regular store, as a result of long searches, you will not find the desired product on the shelves. And after contacting the employees of the supermarket, you may be asked by sellers: “What is bran for baking?” Therefore, the desired product can be purchased in several ways:
- in specialized stores such as "Bakery House" or "Everything for Baking";
- in online stores;
- in pharmacies (department "For diabetics").
Bread with bran in a bread maker
Such baking is very useful for digestion, as it is saturated with fiber and helps to eliminate toxins, which means that it leads to a general healing of the body. Usually it is included in the diet of patients with diabetes mellitus or for weight loss, replacing them with ordinary rolls of white flour. If you decide to try baking bran bread according to the recipe below, purchase all the necessary products in advance. Using a bread machine is more rational, since it will do everything just the way you need it, the main thing is to choose the right mode of operation (usually there are different recipes in the instructions). Experienced housewives can try to bake bread in an ordinary oven, giving the dough to wander in a warm place for the required time.
Ingredients:
- warm water - 390 ml;
- milk - 70 ml;
- wheat flour - 420 g;
- fine wheat bran - 210 g;
- sunflower oil - half a tablespoon;
- salt - one and a half teaspoons;
- dry “fast” yeast - two and a half teaspoons.
Cooking
- Put all the components in a container in the following order: water, milk, butter, salt. Then add flour, bran and yeast.
- Put the mold in the bread machine.
- 1.5 hours before the end of the work of the bread maker, take out the dough and put it back in the bread pan.
- In 20 minutes until the end of baking, moisten the top of the roll with water with a brush.
- Take the finished bread onto a wooden stand and cover with a paper towel or waffle towel, leave to cool.
Successfully harmonizes such bread in sandwiches with butter and light-salted fish. The result will be equivalent to the acquired loaf in the bakery. And now you will surely know what bran is, tasting them.