Easy Whole Grain Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup ground flax seeds (ground)
• 1/3 cup bulgar wheat
• 1/3 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups water (total)

Recipe

• 1 in a small microwave safe bowl, mix the flax seed, bulgar wheat, and pearl barley. add 1 cup of water, mix well, cover, and microwave on high for 3 minutes. when finished, set aside to cool while you mix the dry ingredients.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, oats, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
• 3 cut in/mix in the seeds/grains until well blended.
• 4 add remaining 2 cups water and mix until well blended.
• 5 bake in center of your oven at 400 for 45 minutes.
• 6 (note: the dough will be very moist and sticky, so do not try to knead or work with your hands. however, it should not be so wet that it acts like a batter. use a spatula to transfer it direcly from the mixing bowl to a greased/vegetable sprayed 4x4x8 loaf pan. my wife and i eat a low-sodium diet, so we don't add any extra salt, and use featherlite baking powder. when making it this way, the total sodium per slice falls to 42 mg.
• 7 hope you enjoy!