Essene Bread For The Bread Machine

Name: Essene Bread For The Bread Machine
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sprouted wheat berries, ground; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 teaspoon baking soda; 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten; 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup sprouted wheat berries, ground
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

1

Beginning several days before you hope to be eating this bread, rinse 1/2 cup raw wheat berries in cool water; drain. Soak the berries with cool water in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with a plate or cloth, and allow the berries to soak at normal room temperature overnight or for about 12 hours. The berries will soak up a considerable amount of water. Drain the berries in a colander, cover the colander with a plate to prevent the berries from drying out, and set it in a place away from light. Rinse the berries about 3 times a day, and they will soon begin to sprout. In a couple of days the sprouts will reach their optimum length of about l/4 inch. Drain the sprouts and grind them in a blender or food processor.
2

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Whole Wheat cycle and Medium Crust setting; press Start.
3

If your machine has a raisin cycle, you can put the sprouts in at the beep for more intact sprouts. If not, the bread may have a mushy consistency.