2 cups water
2 tsp yeast
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp butter
3 cups flour
1 cup barley flour
1 ½ tsp salt
1/3 cup ground flax seed
In a small bowl, stir the honey and yeast into ¾ cup of warm water. In another small bowl, combine the butter with hot water to melt it.
In a large bowl, stir together the flours, salt, and flax seed. When the yeast is foamy and the butter is at least mostly melted, stir the water mixtures into the flour mixture.
Stir enough to form a loose dough, then knead it on a floured surface, using as much flour as necessary to make it smooth and not sticky.
Coat the bowl and dough with oil, cover loosely with plastic, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled.
Grease a bread pan. Knead the risen dough gently on a lightly floured surface. Form it into a log and place inside the bread pan. Spread a thin layer of butter onto the top. Cover loosely with plastic and let rise for 30 minutes.
Spray the inside of the oven with water. Place the bread inside the oven and set it to 350° F. Bake for 40-45 minutes, including preheating time.
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2 cups warm water or barley tea
3 cups wheat flour
1 cup barley flour
2 tsp dry yeast, or .6 oz fresh yeast
2 tsp molasses, honey, or maple syrup
1 cup rolled barley
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp oil
Mix the molasses with 1 cup water/tea in a small bowl. Sprinkle in the yeast and let it proof until foamy.
Mix 1 cup water/tea with 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup barley flour, and ¾ cup rolled barley. When the yeast is foamy, add that in and stir it all up. Let it rise until roughly doubled.
Add in the rest of the flour (2 cups), the salt, and the oil. Knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic, kneading in flour as necessary. Let rise, oiled, in a warm place, until about doubled again.
Meanwhile, soak the remaining ¼ cup of rolled barley in 2 Tbsp water or tea.
Form the dough into a loaf. Smooth the wet barley onto the top, encrusting it into the dough. Place in an oiled loaf pan and cut a slit along the top of the loaf.
Spray inside your oven or put a pan of water in there. Put in the dough and set the oven to 350° F. Bake (including preheat time) for 50-60 minutes.
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