BARLEY BREAD

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It was cold and icy today; the kind of day to stay inside. My 4 year old and I decided we wanted to bake, but I was out of white or whole wheat pastry flours. So I went on a search of things we could make with my assorted different flours. This is adapted from a recipe I found online. It does not rise much and is a bit crumbly but is a nice dense bread to smear with a bit of butter or dunk into soup.

Provided by ladypit

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 3h25m

Yield 2 round breads

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon yeast
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1 -2 cup barley flour
1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup white bean flour

Steps:

  • Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
  • Put the first three ingredients (yeast, 1/2 tsp brown sugar and 1/2 cup warm water) in a small bowl and mix well. Let the yeast bubble and foam.
  • In a large bowl add 1 cup of the barley flour and the remaining 1/2 cup warm water. Mix together well.
  • Add the 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar, the oil, and the salt and mix well.
  • Add the yeast mixture and mix well.
  • Add the bean flour and mix well.
  • Add as much more barley flour as you need to make a kneadable dough (mine took the entire 1 more cup).
  • Put some more barley flour down on a work surface and then knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.
  • Form 2 small balls and place them on the cookie sheet. Make a small cut in the tops of each.
  • Let rise until doubled (mine did not get that big but I baked them after about 2 hours).
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour.

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