Bread

Two years ago in May I had a minor heart surgery. I had been having problems for 6 months before I ended up in the ER. I had a bad circuit that they zapped.

I had to wait 5 months to get into see the Eloctronic Cardiologist, so I came up with my Heart Healthy Bread.

Here is the recipe:

6 cups hot water 1/2 cup ground flax seed

1/3 cup oil 2 cups rolled oats

1/3 cup gluten 1 TBS dough enhancer

3/4 cup honey 2 TBS salt

Put all of this in your Bosch or other mixer and stir for 10 secs. Then let moosh while you grind 7 cups whole wheat in your mill. (It makes about 13 cups flour) Add 1/3 of the flour and mix well. Add 1/3 flour and 3 TBS yeast and mix well. Add remaining flour and let the machine knead for 15 minutes. This gives the gluten time to activate. Turn out onto oiled counter and form into 5 loaves. Place loaves in oiled pans, spray top with oil and cover to raise. When loaves are 1" above top of pan turn oven to 350. When heated bake for 30-35 min. Turn out on cooling racks and rub top with butter or shortening.

This bread is very soft and most people think it doesn't tast like whole grain bread. It is more the consistancy of regular white bread and Scott who won't eat wheat likes this. You get an even lighter color and texture if you use white wheat. That is all I have been buying for my storage lately. I have 600 lbs. now, but I still have 1200 lbs. or the red wheat. It is still yummy.