Best Flax Bread Recipes

MULTI-GRAIN BREAD WITH SESAME, FLAX AND POPPY SEEDS

Steps:

• Place cereal in large bowl. Pour 2 cups boiling water over. Let stand until mixture cools to between 105°F. and 115°F., about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle yeast over cereal. Add 1 cup bread flour, oil, sugar and salt and stir until smooth. Gradually mix in enough remaining bread flour to form dough. Cover dough; let rest 15 minutes.
• Turn out dough onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if sticky, about 10 minutes. Oil large bowl. Add dough to bowl; turn to coat. Cover bowl with clean kitchen towel. Let dough rise in warm area until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Mix all seeds in bowl. Punch down dough. Turn out onto lightly oiled surface. Knead briefly. Shape into 12x4-inch loaf.Sprinkle baking sheet with 2 teaspoons seeds. Place loaf atop seeds. Cover with towel. Let rise in warm area until almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Position 1 oven rack in center and 1 just below center in oven. Place baking pan on lower rack and preheat oven to 425°F. Brush loaf with water. Sprinkle with remaining seed mixture. Using sharp knife, cut 3 diagonal slashes in surface of loaf. Place baking sheet with loaf in oven. Immediately pour 2 cups water into hot pan on lower rack in oven (water will steam).
• Bake loaf until golden and crusty and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.(Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in plastic; store at room temperature.)
• *Available at natural foods stores.

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.

WHOLE WHEAT, FLAX & HONEY BREAD MACHINE BREAD

Steps:

• Add the ingredients in the order listed and sprinkle the ground flax over top. I use the whole wheat, 2 lb, and light crust settings and make the bread overnight so it's fresh first thing in the morning. I have also added a 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds sprinkled over top of the flaxseed.

WHEAT BREAD WITH FLAX SEED

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH FLAX AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS - BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except sunflower seeds) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select basic white cycle; press start. Add the sunflower seeds when the alert sounds during the knead cycle.

BASIC FLAXSEED BREAD (FLAX SEED BREAD)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients. Stir in the warm water, honey and olive oil until it forms soft dough. Turn out dough onto a floured surface, add more flour if dough is too sticky and knead dough for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes in a warm place.
• On a floured surface cut dough in half. Roll dough to form a French bread like loaf. Place on a baking sheet lined with nonstick liner. Lightly flour the bottom of loaf and place on liner. Cover again with clean towel and let rise for about 30 minutes. I found this took much longer for me.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake loaves for 30 minutes or until sounds hollow when tapped on bottom.

FLAX BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350°F
• Grease a 8-1/2 x 4-1/2-inch bread pan; set aside.
• Mix together flour, flaxseed meal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and oil.
• Add dry ingredients and mashed bananas alternately to egg and oil mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter in loaf pan. Pat down firmly into batter or swirl topping into batter with knife.
• Bake 55-60 minutes.

WHEAT AND FLAX BREAD

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat milk, water and 1 tablespoon softened butter over medium heat to 120°F to 130°F (butter will not melt). In large bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of the all-purpose flour, the salt and yeast. Add milk mixture and honey. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in whole wheat flour, oats, flaxseed and enough remaining all-purpose flour to make dough easy to handle.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough about 5 minutes or until smooth and springy. Grease medium bowl with shortening or cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until double in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Grease bottom and sides of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 12x8-inch rectangle. Roll up rectangle tightly, beginning at 8-inch side. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Pinch each end of roll to seal; fold ends under loaf. Place seam side down in pan. Cover and let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until double in size.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Uncover loaf. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Brush top of loaf with melted butter. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

BANANA WALNUT FLAX SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
• Whisk whole wheat flour, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir walnuts into dry ingredients.
• Beat eggs and brown sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Add sunflower seed oil, walnut oil, and yogurt; beat to combine. Stir in mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
• Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients and mix briefly, until just moistened. Divide batter between loaf pans.
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and let sit 5 minutes, then remove loaves to cool on wire racks.

LOW CARB FLAX FLAT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Combine dry ingredients and mix with fork or whisk.
• Make a well in the center and add wet ingredients.
• Mix, making sure eggs integrate well.
• Let sit for five minutes.
• Spread on greased cookie sheet or silicone mat to desired thickness, I like it to be about 9 x 10 inches.
• Bake 10-15 minute.

BANANA BREAD MUFFINS WITH FLAX SEED

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Combine dry ingredients. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add bananas, sour cream and eggs; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Stir in nuts.
• Spoon batter into 16 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 22 to 24 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
• Cool 5 min. Remove muffins from pan to wire rack; cool completely.

CLASSIC FLAX BREAD

Steps:

• Set aside 1 cup flour.
• Mix remaining flour, flax seed, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
• Heat water, milk, and oil until hot to the touch (about 125-130°F) but DO NOT BOIL.
• Stir milk mixture into dry mixture. Mix in enough reserved flour to make a soft dough that does not stick to the bowl.
• Turn out onto floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Cover dough and let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough in 1/2 and shape into loaves.
• Place into 2 greased (8 ½ inch x 4 ½ inch) loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in volume (about 40-50 minutes).
• Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

LIGHT AND GRAINY WHEAT, RYE, AND FLAX SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over shredded wheat cereal in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the salt, molasses, and butter; let cool to about 100 degrees F (40 degrees C), about 15 minutes. Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Sprinkle the yeast over the 1/2 cup of warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Stir the yeast mixture into the cooled cereal mixture. Beat in the whole wheat flour, rye flour, and flax seed. Beat in the all-purpose flour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic but not stiff, about 10 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Use a knife to divide the dough into two equal pieces. Form the dough into 2 loaves, and place the loaves into the prepared pans. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped, about 50 minutes.

ZERO CARB FLAX BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix all dry ingredients then add the wet.
• 2. Whisk together and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

LOW-CARB FLAX BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.
• Combine flax seed meal, sugar substitute, dill weed, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, and onion powder in a bowl. Mix well. Stir in eggs, cottage cheese, water, and oil; combine well, making sure there are no obvious strings of egg white. Let batter rest until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan. Spread into a rectangle 1 to 2 inches from the sides of pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browning and the top springs back when pressed, about 20 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

HONEY WHEAT BREAD WITH CHIA AND FLAX

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into bread machine in the order listed and mix on the "dough" cycle. Punch down dough after the cycle is complete and roll into a sandwich loaf and place in a well-greased bread pan. Allow dough to rise in a warm location for about 45-60 minutes, then bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Optional - brush the dough with milk or egg wash prior to baking.
• * Note - prior to making this recipe, soak chia seeds in water to create a chia gel. I keep a fair amount of chia gel in my fridge and use about 2 tbsp of chia gel in this recipe, however food.com does not recognize Chia Gel as an ingredient.

FLAX SEED WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine bread flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, flax seeds, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Add cool water; mix, without kneading, until dough is wet and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let sit at room temperature until dough is bubbly and swelled, about 12 hours.
• Grease a loaf pan with oil; dust with 1 1/2 teaspoons whole wheat flour. Place dough in pan; dust the top with remaining whole wheat flour. Poke holes in the dough using a chopstick or make cuts with a knife.
• Cover loaf pan with plastic wrap. Let dough rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place an oven-safe cup of water in the oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chestnut-brown on top, about 45 minutes. Lift bread out of the pan using pot holders; let cool thoroughly on a rack.

FLAX AND SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD - ABM

Steps:

• Add all ingredients EXCEPT the sunflower seeds into the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select basic white cycle on the bread machine. Press start.
• Add the sunflower seeds when the add ingredients signal sounds during the knead cycle.

OAT, FLAX 'N BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees ferenhight.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl thouroughly combine the wet ingrediants.
• 3. In a seperate bowl thouroughly combine the dry ingrediants.
• 4. pour wet ingrediants into dry ingrediants and stir until completely mixed.
• 5. spray a pan with baking spray. I use a glass deep dish pie pan, about 9".
• across.
• 6. pour batter into pan, and bake for 50 minute.
• 7. remove and cool on baking rack.
• 8. enjoy.

LOW CARB FLAX BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix all dry ingredients.
• 2. Mix all wet ingredients, and whisk into the dry ingredients. Pour into a bread pan, and bake for 30-40 mins.
• 3. Some other awesome additions are pumpkin, fresh banana or protein powder flavor of choice. Great topped with almond or peanut butter!
• 4. Nutrition info per serving (1 serving/1 slice) 145 cal, 11 g fat, less than 1 g carbs, 6.5g protein