essene bread for the bread machine

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup sprouted wheat berries, ground
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ready Time: 11 hrs 20 mins


• beginning several days before you hope to be eating this bread, rinse 1/2 cup raw wheat berries in cool water; drain. soak the berries with cool water in a large bowl. cover the bowl with a plate or cloth, and allow the berries to soak at normal room temperature overnight or for about 12 hours. the berries will soak up a considerable amount of water. drain the berries in a colander, cover the colander with a plate to prevent the berries from drying out, and set it in a place away from light. rinse the berries about 3 times a day, and they will soon begin to sprout. in a couple of days the sprouts will reach their optimum length of about l/4 inch. drain the sprouts and grind them in a blender or food processor.
• place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. select whole wheat cycle and medium crust setting; press start.
• if your machine has a raisin cycle, you can put the sprouts in at the beep for more intact sprouts. if not, the bread may have a mushy consistency.