Nothin like Fresh Baked Bread

I love the smell of fresh baked goods going through my house. To me there's nothing that says "this is home" like fresh baked bread. We don't eat a ton of bread in our home so I never buy it at the grocery store. My theory is when a loaf of store bought bread stays good for a couple weeks and fresh baked bread will stay good for a couple days......the store bought bread probably isn't the best for you. The health benefits of making your own are awesome, plus its a ton of fun. If your like me and baking bread and buns isn't your gift in life invest in a bread machine. It kneads and rises your dough and bakes your bread.All you have to do is put the ingredients in!!! win-win! fresh baked bread, and ANYONE can do it with no time involved!!!

I made this bread yesterday but did not put the recipe up until I tried it. Boy, this is some good bread!!! I topped it with my peach jam....mmmm mm mmmm!!!

Honey and Flaxseed Bread

2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast


1/4 cup honey


3 tbsp ground flaxseeds


1 tbsp vegetable oil


1 cup water, warm (100-110F), divided


1 cup white whole wheat flour1 –

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for kneading


1 1/2 tsp salt




I put these in the bread machine and pressed start!




If your a from scratch kind of gal here are the directions:


In a large bowl, stir together yeast with 1/4 cup of the warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.Stir in honey, flaxseeds, vegetable oil, remaining water and 1 cup white whole wheat flour, mixing until smooth.Add in 1 cup of the all purpose flour, along with the salt, and stir until a dough starts to come together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Add additional flour gradually until dough is no longer sticky. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-8 minutes, adding additional flour as needed.Shape into a round, place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 – 2 hours.When dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and gently shape it into a slightly oblong loaf.Bake at 400F for about 35 minutes, until the bread is a very dark brown, and an internal read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads 200F.Cool bread on a wire rack before slicing.






Makes 1 loaf; recipe can easily be doubled.



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