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I try and stay away from bread personally but here is a really simple recipie that you can adapt with wholemeal flour

"Irish Soda Bread"


Irish Soda Bread requires only a few simple ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. Throw in a cup of raisins if you like, and some orange zest, too. Traditional Irish Soda Bread is made without these, however, as it was made as a daily bread to accompany meals. Enjoy the original version warm with a little low fat spread with some tea, or as an accompaniment to a lean beef stew.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups low fat buttermilk

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir dry ingredients together with a whisk. Make a well in the center and add 1 cup of the buttermilk, reserving 1/2 cup. Combine dry ingredients and buttermilk with a fork, gradually adding more of the remaining liquid until a soft dough is formed.

Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface for 1 minute. Form into a slightly flattened circle. Place on a parchment lined (or silicone baking mat) cookie sheet. Mark a large 1/2-inch deep X with a sharp knife and bake soda bread for 40-45 minutes. The bread is ready when it is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

Yield 1 round loaf (8-10 wedges or slices).

Per Serving: Calories 148, Calories from Fat 6, Total Fat 0.7g (sat 0.4g), Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 582mg, Carbohydrate 30.5g, Fiber 1g, Protein 5g

Heres a link with 13 different recipies
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/recipe_slideshows/low_calorie_bread_recipes?slide=1#leaderboardad

Bump- I'm going through a bread making phase at the moment!

The main ingredient of bread is wheat flour (or an equivalent), and there's only so low you will be able to go in calories, in practical terms, before it's not really bread any more. What has worked for me is just eating normal bread, but in smaller portions so that it fits into my goals. I also make sure that it's worth it, and generally only eat my own home-made bread, or a store-bought artisan style loaf.

Obviously if you make your own, you can control how much fat or sugar (if any) is added, but you're still left with the basic calorie content of the basic ingredient. I'd say - enjoy whichever bread you like, and if you have trouble fitting it into your goals, just eat it in smaller portions and maybe not every day. For sandwiches, anything that is thinner (so you're using less actual bread) like wraps, pitas etc will help cut the cals.

This ^^^ and in most bread recipes you can safely (without affecting the rise) up to a third of the recipe's white flour with whole wheat flour. That will lower the calories slightly, but more importantly it will add more fibre and protein to the bread.

Peter Reinhart's Pain l'Ancienne. It makes long thin loaves. I usually slice each one into thirds, and then each third is sliced lengthwise, to make 6 average sized pieces of bread. Each one only has about 75 calories, and it's amazingly good, chewy, dense country bread.

:-)