Flax Seed Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1/2 cup flax seed
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds
• 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 tablespoons shreds wheat bran (i.e. all-bran)
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons bread flour
• 2 teaspoons cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon flax seed

Recipe

• 1 add yeast to warm water and proof for about 5 minutes, until foamy.
• 2 add the all purpose flour to yeast and stir well.
• 3 cover and let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• 4 place 1/2 cup flax seed in a spice or coffee grinder, process until finely ground to measure 3/4 cup.
• 5 add the ground flax seed, whole-wheat flour, 2 tablespoons whole flax seed, and next 5 ingredients (2 tablespoons flax seed though salt) to the yeast mixture, and stir until a soft dough forms (dough will feel tacky).
• 6 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 7 knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes); add enough of remaining 3 tablespoons bread flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent the dough from sticking to hands.
• 8 shape dough into a 5-inch round loaf; place onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal.
• 9 brush loaf with egg ; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flax seed.
• 10 make 3 diagonal cuts 1/4-inch-deep across top of loaf using a sharp knife.
• 11 cover and let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• 12 (press two fingers into dough. if the indentation remains, the dough has risen enough).
• 13 preheat oven to 375°f degrees.
• 14 bake at 375°f for 30 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.
• 15 remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.