My goal for the last little while has been to bake a loaf of bread. I have a bread machine but for some reason it just seemed like something that never got done. So.. over the weekend when we were out of bread I decided this was the best time if ever. Now usually I don't eat much bread. If I do, I usually buy Ezekiel bread/english muffins. Ezekiel bread is 100% Flourless Sprouted Whole Grain made with wheat, barley, beans, lentils and millet. I know that sounds a bit weird but I LOVE them and to me they taste no different. But I make the exception if I make the bread myself and I know what ingredients are in it. So I set out to make a Honey Whole Wheat Flax bread and it turned out amazing. It is great for sandwiches, toast in the morning or... anything! :) This original recipe came from Robin Hood with a few tiny modifications. Honey Whole Wheat Flax Bread - 1 cup of water - 1 free range egg - 2 Tbsp Earth Balance (or butter) - 2 Tbsp Organic honey - 3 cups of Whole wheat flour for Bread (I used Speerville) - 1.5 tsp sea salt - 1 Tbsp ground flax - 1.25 tsp bread machine yeast 1) If you own a bread machine, you will know that you basically just put everything into the machine as listed; wet to dry and yeast is always last. I selected the smallest loaf (2.0) and "light" in color. If you play around with the settings you will find what works best for you. And 3 or so hours later... you have a finished loaf of bread! About 10 minutes after I took it out I had a warm piece with earth balance butter and I think my eyes actually rolled into the back of my head. LOL That night for supper I decided to use the fresh baked bread somehow... so I decided on panini's. [Grilled Chicken] Panini's with Salad - 2 slices of fresh homemade whole wheat bread - homemade red pepper hummus spread on both slices - Slices Chicken (Organic free run chicken - I cooked a whole chicken a few days before) - red/yellow peppers - organic spinach - Cheese - A little bit of Earth Balance on the outside of both slices ... Then on the grill!! I used our George Foreman grill because it is new and I am obsessed with it :) I bought a couple new white plates today and I had a blast taking the photos of this beautiful colorful dinner. It felt really good to know that I not only made the dinner, but also made some of the components from scratch too!
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Betty Fudge
4/5/2011 01:21:56 pm
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