Sunflower Flax Bread

(Use organic ingredients whenever possible).

This hearty sunflower bread will help you rise-and-shine to greet the day. Made with whole grains and sunflower seeds, this bread is a good source of fiber and vitamin E, and contains disease-fighting phytosterols. It also packs a triple-punch of healthy polyunsaturated fats from the sunflower seeds, milled flax, and flax oil. It is delicious fresh out of the pan or toasted until golden.

 2 ½ cups 100% whole wheat flour
 2 tsp Yeast
 1 cup Water
 ¼ cup Raw or Brown sugar
 1 tsp Sea salt
 1 tbsp Grapeseed, or other cooking oil
 2 tbsp Willow Creek Organic Flax Oil
 ½ cup Willow Creek Organic Milled Brown or Milled Golden Flax
 ½ cup Willow Creek Organic Sunflour*
 ¼ cup Willow Creek Organic Sunflower Seeds

1

*for 1/2 cup sunflour, grind 3/4 cup sunflower seeds to a smooth consistency.

2

Blend ingredients manually then knead dough or place ingredients in bread machine and set cycle on dough. When complete, remove dough to a lightly floured countertop.

3

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease 8.5 x4.5 loaf pan. Shape dough to fit pan, cover with towel and let rise for at 1 1/2 hours.

4

Bake 40 minutes, remove from pan and let cool.