Seed Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup flax seed
• 4 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil or 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water.
• 2 let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• 3 (you can add a pinch of sugar to aid the yeast.) combine flours, seeds, salt and flax meal.
• 4 pour remaining 2 cups of warm water, honey and oil in a large bowl.
• 5 add the yeast and then two cups of the flour/seed mixture.
• 6 stir until you have a ragged dough.
• 7 at this point you can start kneading your dough.
• 8 add the remaining flour/seed mixture 1- 1 1/2 cups at a time until you have all of it kneaded together evenly.
• 9 place the bread dough in an oiled bowl.
• 10 cover with wax paper sprayed with oil and a damp tea towel.
• 11 place in a warm spot for 1- 1 1/2 hours or until it has doubled in size.
• 12 punch the dough down and divide in two equal portions.
• 13 shape each portion into a bun and place each into an oiled bread pan.
• 14 cover these with the waxed paper and tea towel.
• 15 let rise for an additional 20 minutes.
• 16 place loaves in a preheated 450 degree oven.
• 17 after 10 minutes, reduce to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• 18 remove from oven and cool on a rack.