Gregs Bread (great For Bread Machine)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups warm water (i prefer filtered water)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons unpasteurized honey
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup raw oats
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast (about 2 1/4 tsp)
• 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (also optional)

Recipe

• 1 in the bread machine pan mix warm water, olive oil and honey.
• 2 dump in flour, raw oats, salt, wheat gluten and flax seed.
• 3 make a well in the center and put the package of yeast in the well.
• 4 if using the bread machine this will make a 2 lb loaf.
• 5 i usually let the bread dough mix and rise in the bread machine for about an hour and 10 minutes.
• 6 then i dump the dough in a regular pan, punch it down, let it rise in the oven on low for 20 minutes and then bake at 375°f until dark golden brown.