2 cups hot (not boiling) water
1 1/4 cups quick oats
Mix and let set for 5 minutes.
3 eggs beaten
2/3 cup oil
2/3 cup honey
1 1/2 tablespoon yeast
2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup warm water
Add to oat mixture and let set for 5 more minutes.
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons lecithin (optional)
2 tablespoons ground flax seed (optional)
7-8 cups white flour
Mix in slowly with a bread hook and knead about 7-8 minutes. Turn into a greased bowl and let raise and punch down 3 times. Form into 3-4 loaves and let raise again. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
This is a sluggish bread dough. It raises quite slowly. This doesn't mean you did something wrong---it just takes a while to raise. The lecithin makes a softer bread, and the flax seed add some nutritional value. I've made the bread with or without them.
