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whole wheat kaiser bun

Whole Wheat Kaiser Recipe

A classic Austrian bun, this whole wheat kaiser bun will compliment any sandwich.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Austrian
Servings 10 buns
Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • INGREDIENTS ARE IN BAKERS %
  • 100 percent Whole Wheat Flour
  • 33 percent Biga
  • 5 percent Shortening or Oil
  • 3 percent Sugar
  • 3 percent Yeast
  • 60 percent Water

Instructions
 

  • Add add the dry and wet ingredients and mix on slow for 3 minutes, add the preferment and continue to mix on slow for additional 5 minutes followed by 5 minutes on high speed.
  • Process on your line or cut individual pieces at 100 grams and round dough into a ball shape.
  • Rest dough balls for 10 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the surface of the dough balls with flour, flatten and dock with kaiser stamp.
  • Place the formed kaiser dough onto boards with flour with docked side facing downward onto board.
  • Other option is to use baking tray. If you using trays the crown surface of the kaiser bun should be facing upward.
  • Proof inside proofer for 60 minutes or at ambient temperature for 120 minutes.
  • Once proofed sprinkle some golden and yellow flax seeds onto surface and bake at 200 Celsius for 18 minutes.
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