Flax Seed Bread (Bread Machine)

Name: Flax Seed Bread (Bread Machine)
Ingredients: 1/4 ounce active dry yeast (1 envelope); 1 1/4 cups warm water; 3 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup flax seed meal (ground flax seed); 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 cups bread flour; cornmeal

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/4 ounce active dry yeast (1 envelope)
1 1/4 cups warm water
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flax seed meal (ground flax seed)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups bread flour
cornmeal

Directions

1

Place ingredients in your bread machine as directed by your manufacturer.
2

Set to dough cycle. Check the consistency after about 10 minutes - if it looks dry, add a little more water.
3

After initial rise, remove, shape in a large round loaf (or whatever you like), let rise again on a cornmeal dusted baking pan.
4

Preheat oven to 400 deg. If desired, brush loaf with an egg wash (one egg beaten with 1 tbl. cold water). Slash loaf with sharp knife. Place in oven. After 15 min., reduce temperature to 350 deg.
5

Bake for an additional 25 minutes or until loaf is done - an instant thermometer should read 205 deg.
6

Turn onto cooling rack and let cool.
7

Note: If using flax seed, 2/3 cups seed will grind into 1 cup flax meal.
8

Note2: If using egg wash, you may also sprinkle loaf with whole flax or poppy seeds.