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Ancient Grains Bread Recipe

Homemade bread, using a breadmaker or by hand, that contains healthy ancient grains.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • enough water with egg to measure 1 cup, warm
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 3 T honey
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 3 C ancient grain flour of your choice
  • 1 1/2 tsp quick rising yeast

Instructions
 

  • Place the ingredients in the order listed in your bread machine and set to dough setting.
  • Once dough is complete, remove from machine and place in a greased bread pan.
  • Cover with a damp towel and let rise until double, about an hour, depending on the temperature of the room.
  • If you want to make it by hand, mix egg, water, oil, and honey in a bowl, mix flour, salt, and yeast together and slowly add to dry ingredients incorporating as you go. Once all ingredients are mixed, knead for about 10 minutes. Then place in a greased bread pan and cover with a damp towel until doubles in size.
  • Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

Notes

You can sprinkle oats, cracked wheat berries, sesame seeds, or whatever you'd like on the top of the loaf before it rises in the loaf pan. Press it in just a bit and let it do it's glorious thing.
Keyword ancient grains, ancient grains bread, homemade bread, whole grain bread