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This post is republished from my other blog...we love this bread recipe!
A couple of months ago I posted my recipe for Half Whole Wheat Flax bread and I have finally taken a picture and calculated a per loaf cost!
I believe this may be my most perfect loaf yet! It reminded me of how much I LOVE making all our bread and how far I've come in the past few months.
I typically make it myself, I sometimes use the bread maker to mix for me but I don't like the way it rises in the bread maker so I always take it out and bake it in a loaf pan in my own oven.
Here is my recipe: it's modified to be a bit healthier (no oil) and you could always substitute all WW flour for the white that I use.
1 1/4 c warm water (110-120 degrees)
3 Tbs Honey
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 c organic WW flour**
1 1/2 c organic white flour
2 Tbs brown sugar
1/4-1/3 c flax seed meal*
1 1/2 tsp yeast
Add the ingredients to your breadmaker, set to dough cycle, when complete, remove, knead lightly and place in a greased loaf pan and let rise to doubled in a warm place. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 30 mins (until browned and sounds hollow when knocked).
** You could opt to use more WW flour and less white flour just remember you will have to increase the water slightly as you increase the amount of WW flour.
* if you don't have flax on hand, try using oil or real butter in its place, simply cut the amount by 2/3rds (to apx 2 T).
So, after many months of looking for the best prices and the best recipe I can finally say that making my own bread is healthier AND less expensive!
The total cost per loaf is $1.66. It would only cost $.13 more a loaf to do 100% WW so even that wouldn't make it too costly.
If you haven't tried it yet and you are inclined to do so - go for it! It's so much healthier!
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