Best Bills Flax And Fiber Big Bread Recipes

OUTRAGEOUSLY EASY BIG BREAD

Steps:

• This recipe can be halved to make one loaf.
• Combine yeast and warm water in a small bowl without stirring, set aside.
• Sir together hot water, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl until dissolved. Add first 3 cups of flour and mix.
• Pour oil and yeast into bowl. Add remaining 3 cups of flour and mix well. Cover the bowl with towel and set aside to rise for at least 45 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, divide the dough into half. Shape into loaf and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover the dough with a towel and set aside to rise again for at least 45 minutes.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 23 minutes.

BIG OLE BILL'S CIABATTA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. First we make the biga. In a medium bowl mix water and yeast if using regular yeast. Wait 10 minutes or so until yeast has creamy texture. If using instant yeast just mix yeast and water straight into flour in the next step.
• 2. Mix flour and water and yeast mixture into bowl to form sticky and loose dough.
• 3. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 3 or 4 hours.
• 4. Once the biga rests it will be bubbly. Pour two more cups of warm water into it a little at a time. Scrape along the edge of the bowl with a spatula.
• 5. Pour mixture into a standing mixer bowl with an oiled dough hook. Mix on low for 1-2 minutes, and continue to mix while slowly adding flour. Add salt with last cup of flour. Mix on medium for 10 minutes. Then mix on high for 10 more minutes. Dough should pull away from sides of the mixing bowl.
• 6. Transfer to dough to a bowl greased with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 40-50 minutes.
• 7. Dip a spatula in warm water. Fold dough from outside to center. Do this 7-10 times. Using hands raise dough out of bowl and until it starts to fold over and put back in bowl. Turn bowl 90 degrees and do this again. Cover again and let rise for another 40 to 50 minutes. Repeat spatula folds and lifting folds again.
• 8. Generously sprinkle work surface with flour, and let dough slide onto it by flipping bowl upside down. Sprinkle the top of the dough with flour, and gently form dough to a rectangle. Cut dough into 3 elongated loaves. I use a bench scraper to do this.
• 9. Generously sprinkle 3 kitchen hand towels with flour. Transfer one loaf to center of each towel and cover by folding towel ends over each one.
• 10. Preheat oven to 450 degrees while bread is resting in towel. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and sprinkle paper with flour. Flip each loaf gently from towels onto parchment paper.
• 11. Spray the oven with warm water right before you place it in oven to create steam.
• 12. Bake for 450 degrees for 10 minutes without ever opening the oven. Leave bread in oven and reduce heat to 400 degrees and then bake for another 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 13. Note... In my oven when I bake 2 loaves at a time, I bake for a total of 30 minutes. 1 loaf a total of 20 minutes

FLAX SEED BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in your bread machine as directed by your manufacturer.
• Set to dough cycle. Check the consistency after about 10 minutes - if it looks dry, add a little more water.
• After initial rise, remove, shape in a large round loaf (or whatever you like), let rise again on a cornmeal dusted baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 400 deg. If desired, brush loaf with an egg wash (one egg beaten with 1 tbl. cold water). Slash loaf with sharp knife. Place in oven. After 15 min., reduce temperature to 350 deg.
• Bake for an additional 25 minutes or until loaf is done - an instant thermometer should read 205 deg.
• Turn onto cooling rack and let cool.
• Note: If using flax seed, 2/3 cups seed will grind into 1 cup flax meal.
• Note2: If using egg wash, you may also sprinkle loaf with whole flax or poppy seeds.

BANANA DATE FLAXSEED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Use an electric coffee grinder or food processor to grind 1/2 cup flax seed; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together banana, oil, sugar and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground flax seed and 1/4 cup whole flax seed. Gradually stir flour mixture into banana mixture. Fold in dates. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.