What a Difference a Day Makes!

The back yard this morning, and still snowing!
We planted potatoes and onions there just a few days ago.   No gardening today!

I could clean the house, but wait, let's do something in the kitchen instead.



My mother made this brown bread in her bread machine for years.  I modified it a little (not too much) and we love it.

Our good neighbor, Dixie, grinds flour from grain that they grow - a mixture of wheat and rye.  It is the perfect flour for this Multi-Grain Bread.

In a small bowl, combine:
3/4 cup Water
1 teaspoon Sugar
Heat to lukewarm, 22 seconds in my microwave.

Add:
1 1/2 Tablespoons Yeast
Let it 'work' until it is bubbly.

In a separate bowl:
1 1/2 Tablespoons of melted Butter (put it in a glass bowl, nuke it, then add the rest)
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
2 teaspoons Salt
1 Tablespoon Molasses
1/3 cup Honey
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Rolled Oats
Heat to Lukewarm. (45 seconds in my microwave)

Combine this with the yeast mixture, which is now nice and bubbly.

Then add:
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
2 cups White Bread Flour (or regular white flour)
2 Tablespoons ground Flax Seed
1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds
1/4 cup Pine Nuts
Knead for 4 minutes with a dough hook and electric mixer, or 8 minutes by hand.
Knead in up to 1 more cup of flour, as necessary to form a soft, somewhat sticky dough.
Place in a greased bowl, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Punch down, and form into 2 loaves.

Let rise, again, in a warm place, about 1 hour











Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Slice, Eat, Enjoy!