Ingredients:
- 3 cups warm water (110 degrees)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1/3 cup honey
- 5 cups bread flour
- 5 tablespoons melted butter, in all
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoons flax seed (see note)
- 3 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds
How To Do It:
1. Proof the yeast, by mixing the warm water, sugar and yeast.
2. In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the bread flour. Let set for 30 minutes until it has begun to rise.
3. Mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup honey and the salt. Stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour. Flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until the dough is beginning to pull away from the counter, but still sticky. You may need to add an additional 2 to 4 cups of whole what flour.
4. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the entire surface of the dough with grease. Cover with a towel and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
5. Punch down the dough and divide into 2 loaves. Place in greased 9×4 inch loaf pans and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Lightly brush the tops of the loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter when done to keep the crust from getting hard. Remove from the loaf pans and allow to cool completely.
Note: If desired, crush the flax seeds in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle to allow your body to digest the seeds.
Yield: 2 loaves of bread