Copycat Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start with 1 and 1/4 cup warm water, ensuring it is no more than 1100F.
  2. 2Add 1/4 of a cup of honey and 2 tablespoons of molasses.
  3. 3Mix the water, honey, and molasses until everything is dissolved and it looks like sweet tea.
  4. 4Add 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of active dry yeast to the mixture.
  5. 5Give the yeast mixture a quick mix.
  6. 6After about 5 minutes, the yeast mixture should have a nice layer of foam on top.
  7. 7In a big bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, add 2 cups of bread flour, making sure to fluff it up before scooping.
  8. 8Add 1 and 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour to the bowl.
  9. 9Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to the dry ingredients.
  10. 10Mix all the dry ingredients together until they look like one color.
  11. 11Pour the yeast mixture directly into the flour mixture.
  12. 12Attach the bowl to a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment.
  13. 13Mix the dough a little bit just until it starts to form.
  14. 14Add in 3 tablespoons of softened butter.
  15. 15Continue mixing the dough for about 8 minutes until it looks nice and smooth and is stretchy.
  16. 16Spray your bowl with oil.
  17. 17Place the dough in the oiled bowl and toss to coat.
  18. 18Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a tea towel and place it in a warm place for about 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours, or until it doubles in size.
  19. 19Punch down the risen dough.
  20. 20Take the dough out onto your surface.
  21. 21Shape the dough into a circle so you can cut four equal pieces.
  22. 22Cut the dough in half, then cut each of those halves in half.
  23. 23Shape each of the four pieces of dough into a small ball.
  24. 24Prepare a large parchment-lined baking sheet.
  25. 25Take each dough ball and roll it into a rectangle, approximately 8 and 1/2 by 10 inches.
  26. 26Take the short side of the rectangle and roll it up into a cylinder.
  27. 27Pinch all along the seam to seal it, and pinch the ends as well.
  28. 28Place the shaped dough cylinders seam side down on the baking sheet, ensuring there is space in between them.
  29. 29Let the dough rise again for about 40 minutes.
  30. 30Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 3500F.
  31. 31Sparsely brush the tops of the risen dough with a little bit of water.
  32. 32Sprinkle some oats on top of the brushed dough.
  33. 33Put the dough in the preheated 3500F oven for about 30 minutes.
  34. 34Once baked, let the bread cool for about 15 to 20 minutes before cutting into it.

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cup warm water
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 2.25 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons softened butter
  • oil
  • water
  • oats

Equipment

stand mixerdough hook attachmentbowlplastic wraptea towellarge parchment lined baking sheetoven

Tips

  • Fluff bread flour before scooping to avoid packing.
  • Pinch all along the seam and the ends when forming the cylinder to seal it.
  • Ensure dough balls have space in between on the baking sheet for rising.
  • Let the bread cool for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting into it for a better result.
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