Birdseed Bread

Sarah Montgomery's Note:

My sister Rachel West's most excellent bread creation!

• Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 loaf

Birdseed Mix (available at natural food stores)

• 1 tablespoon whole oat groats
• 3 tablespoons rye flakes
• 3 tablespoons wheat flakes
• 1 tablespoon flax seed
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seed
• 1 tablespoon toasted sunflower seed
• 1 tablespoon millet seed

Bread Ingredients

• 10 ½ ounces water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar , packed
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions:

1. Mix Birdseed (I make several individual bags at once.) Add bread ingredients in the order suggested for your bread maker.
2. Mine uses liquids and butter first, then a layer of flours, followed by the remaining dry ingredients.
3. Do not allow the yeast to come into contact with the water if loaf is time delayed.
4. Add Birdseed Mix last.
5. Bake 1 1/2 pound loaf on Medium whole wheat cycle.