Flax Seed Bread

Make your colon a happy and healthy place. ;) Prep time includes rising time.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  cup water
• 1 (1/4ounce) package dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup flax seed
• 2  tablespoons flax seeds
• 3  tablespoons  nonfat dry milk powder
• 2  tablespoons  shreds  wheat bran (i.e. All-bran)
• 3  tablespoons honey
• 1  tablespoon molasses
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons bread flour
• 2  teaspoons cornmeal
• 1  egg white
• 1  teaspoon flax seed

Directions

1. Add yeast to warm water and proof for about 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Add the all purpose flour to yeast and stir well.
3. Cover and let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
4. Place 1/2 cup flax seed in a spice or coffee grinder, process until finely ground to measure 3/4 cup.
5. Add the ground flax seed, whole-wheat flour, 2 tablespoons whole flax seed, and next 5 ingredients (2 tablespoons flax seed though salt) to the yeast mixture, and stir until a soft dough forms (dough will feel tacky).
6. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
7. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes); add enough of remaining 3 tablespoons bread flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent the dough from sticking to hands.
8. Shape dough into a 5-inch round loaf; place onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal.
9. Brush loaf with egg white; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flax seed.
10. Make 3 diagonal cuts 1/4-inch-deep across top of loaf using a sharp knife.
11. Cover and let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until doubled in size.
12. (Press two fingers into dough. If the indentation remains, the dough has risen enough).
13. Preheat oven to 375°F degrees.
14. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.
15. Remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.