Spent grain pretzel buns

[unionrdr]

I got the idea from this site for them; http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/category/spentgrainchef/
I doubled the recipe in order to make them bigger for my pit barbecue burgers. I topped them with course kosher sea salt. they're quite springy & taste a bit like light rye with the spent IPA grains. The spent grains were ground to flour in a Mr Coffee coffee grinder machine. I set it on the finest espresso setting for medium grind flour. Being a burr grinder,it does a great job. I dry the grains on cookie sheets in a 200F oven over a few hours till dry & fluffy. You'll need to turn them once an hour while drying. When dry,cool'em off & store in zip lock freezer bags,they're heavier then the regular ones. Here's a pick of them all done,fresh outta the oven;
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[mr_wibble]

Wow, thanks for that link. Spent Grain Peanut Butter Cookies :icon_drool2:
(Recipe Users Note: USA sticks of butter are around 110 grams1, whereas Aus ones are 250 grams).

Were you happy with the buns?

I've dried and re-ground spent grain in the blender (no coffee grinder). This makes for a really "wholemeal" loaf.

cheers,
-kt

1 Based on a batch of biscuits I made once, had to keep adding more of the rest of the ingredients.

 

[unionrdr]

The buns were softly chewy & held up well to squeezing while eating. They sprung right back to shape. So no squished buns here!
When I make biscuits with spent grain (you might call them scones or muffins?),I use 3C of regular flour with 1C of spent grain flour,3tsp baking powder & 1/2C butter with 1tsp salt. About 2C of milk mixed in to form the dough. Cut with round cutter & bake at 500F for about 12-15 minutes. I've even used the dough to make pizza crust.">http://

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[unionrdr]

By the way,here's the particular recipe I doubled to form larger rolls for my pit BBQ'd burgers; http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/recipe-spent-grain-pretzel-rolls/. You might need to add more liquid to get an elastic dough. Form rolls as you would pizza dough on the last rise. that is to say,into a flat sort of ball for the last rise.