# Ezekiel Bread

This recipe is for Ezekiel Bread, a 2600-year-old recipe that God commanded to the prophet Ezekiel in the Bible.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add lentils to a saucepan.
2. Add water to the saucepan and cook the lentils.
3. Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the lentils cook.
4. Add water to a small bowl.
5. Add active dry yeast to the water and stir to bloom.
6. Add whole wheat flour to a large mixing bowl.
7. Add barley flour to the mixing bowl.
8. Add millet flour to the mixing bowl.
9. Add spelt flour to the mixing bowl.
10. Stir the flours together.
11. Add salt to the flour mixture.
12. Add the cooked lentils to the flour mixture.
13. Add the bloomed yeast mixture to the bowl.
14. Stir the ingredients together.
15. Add water to the mixture.
16. Continue stirring until a dough forms.
17. Knead the dough with your hands.
18. Place the dough on a cutting board.
19. Score the top of the dough with a knife.
20. Pour olive oil over the scored dough.
21. Brush the olive oil evenly over the dough.
22. Place the dough in the oven to bake.
23. Remove the baked bread from the oven using an oven mitt.
24. Place the bread on a cooling rack.
25. Transfer the bread to a bread basket lined with a cloth.
26. Slice the bread.
27. Serve the bread with honey or a dip of choice.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- measuring cup
- spoon
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- cutting board
- knife
- basting brush
- oven
- wire rack
- bread 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMx4-PHxPC2/?igsh=cmlnNDdiNjE1eWR6
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/646bd33a-128a-4974-83d7-ab955b798c37
- Extracted: 2025-08-01

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