Best Flaxseed Molasses Bread Recipes

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.

HIGH FIBER BREAD

Steps:

• Place water, molasses, yeast, wheat flour, ground flax seed, bread flour, oat bran, rolled oats, amaranth seeds, and salt in the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press start and allow machine to run complete dough cycle.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Form dough into 2 loaves and place on baking stone. Cover loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Slide loaf onto a work surface and gently tap bottom of loaf. If it sounds hollow, bread is done.

SUSAN'S MOLASSES FLAX MORNING GLORY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine flour, ground flax; baking soda; set aside.
• In large bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar, molasses, egg, vanilla; fold in carrots, orange juice or crushed pineapple.
• Stir in ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cayenne.
• Fold in flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. If too dry, add orange or other juice up to a 1/4 cup.
• Fold in nuts and dried fruit.
• Spoon into 1 greased 9 x 13 cake pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, check and continue until a butter knife comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes.
• Cut into small squares and serve.

HONEY WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH OATS AND FLAX SEED

Steps:

• The easy way: Throw it all into a bread machine and select dough. When finished proceed to step 9.
• The hard way: Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• In a large bowl, combine butter, molasses, honey and salt and mix well.
• Add yeast mixture and then gradually add flours.
• Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Place in buttered bowl and let rise until double.
• Punch down and let rest for a few minutes.
• Divide dough into 4 parts and shape into loaves.
• Place in greased pans and let rise for about an hour.
• Bake at 375* for 35 to 40 minutes.