I have been experimenting with bread for a while, and I have found that this is the loaf that everyone in our household will eat! My household includes my husband who is on a high fiber diet, myself, and our 2 foster kids (ages 14 and 4). We get no complaints (except if it comes out shaped funny....sigh).
I hope you enjoy!
Homemade High Fiber White Bread
Ingredients:
· 3 c. organic all-purpose white flour
+ more for board
· 3 tbsp. flaxseed meal
· 1 tsp. salt
· ½ tsp. baker’s yeast (about ½ packet)
· 1 ½ c. warm tap water (not
chlorinated!) plus 2 tbsp.
· ¼ c. sesame seeds
Directions:
Mix flour,
flax, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add 1 ½ c. water to form a stiff dough.
If excess flour is in the bowl, add remaining water. Cover with plastic wrap
and let rise for 8-24 hours. (I have noticed little difference based on
temperature).
Preheat an
enameled cast iron dutch oven (or similar) in a 425°F oven. Meanwhile, remove bread from
bowl onto floured surface. Shape into loose dough (do not knead). Cover with
plastic wrap and allow to rise while dutch oven is heating.
Put loaf in
dutch oven and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 35 minutes with the lid of the
dutch oven on, remove lid and bake an additional 5 minutes.
Immediately remove to wire rack to cool. May be stored uncut in brown paper bag 2-3 days (depending on humidity). May be stored cut in a plastic bag 5-7 days.
