Flax Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup ground flax seeds (flax meal, i like bob mills organic)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon instant fast rising yeast
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup organic 2% low-fat milk (i used 2%- regular milk)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil

Recipe

• 1 set aside 1 cup all-purpose flour from the total amount.
• 2 mix remaining flour, ground flaxseed, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
• 3 heat water, milk, and oil until hot to the touch (about 125-130° f or 50-55°c). do not boil.
• 4 stir hot liquids into dry mixture. mix in enough reserved flour to make a soft dough that does not stick to the bowl.
• 5 turn out onto floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. cover dough and let rest 10 minutes.
• 6 cut dough in half and shape into loaves.
• 7 place into two greased (8½ x 4½ inches or 21 x 12 cm) loaf pans.
• 8 cover and let rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in volume (about 40-50 minutes).
• 9 bake at 400°f (200°c) for 30-35 minutes.
• 10 remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.
• 11 for abm- follow your abm directions for ingredient order. check during first cycle to see if more flour is required and add in as needed. set to 2 lb loaf if using full cycle.
• 12 if using dough cycle only seperate into 2 loaves into greased pans or as i do on bread stone covered in cornmeal. set for 2nd rise and then cook as directed. i made 1 loaf and 6 sandwich muffins with this recipe.