Ezekiel Bread
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add lentils to a saucepan.
- 2Add water to the saucepan and cook the lentils.
- 3Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the lentils cook.
- 4Add water to a small bowl.
- 5Add active dry yeast to the water and stir to bloom.
- 6Add whole wheat flour to a large mixing bowl.
- 7Add barley flour to the mixing bowl.
- 8Add millet flour to the mixing bowl.
- 9Add spelt flour to the mixing bowl.
- 10Stir the flours together.
- 11Add salt to the flour mixture.
- 12Add the cooked lentils to the flour mixture.
- 13Add the bloomed yeast mixture to the bowl.
- 14Stir the ingredients together.
- 15Add water to the mixture.
- 16Continue stirring until a dough forms.
- 17Knead the dough with your hands.
- 18Place the dough on a cutting board.
- 19Score the top of the dough with a knife.
- 20Pour olive oil over the scored dough.
- 21Brush the olive oil evenly over the dough.
- 22Place the dough in the oven to bake.
- 23Remove the baked bread from the oven using an oven mitt.
- 24Place the bread on a cooling rack.
- 25Transfer the bread to a bread basket lined with a cloth.
- 26Slice the bread.
- 27Serve the bread with honey or a dip of choice.
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1.5 cups barley flour
- 0.25 cups millet flour
- 2 tablespoons spelt flour
- 1 cup cooked lentils
- 1.75 cups water
- 2.25 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- olive oil
Equipment
saucepanmeasuring cupspoonmixing bowlspatulacutting boardknifebasting brushovenwire rackbread basket
Tips
- The yeast is not totally accurate to the ancient recipe but gives a nice rise to the bread.
- Start with 1.5 cups of water and add the last 0.25 cup only if the dough is too wet.