Instructions

  1. In the bread machine pan, put the water, oil, and sugar.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and the seeds if you are using them, with the exception of the yeast and baking powder.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Take out appoximately 1/4 cup.
  5. Pour the rest of dry ingredients into the pan.
  6. Mix the reserved 1/4 cup of dry ingredients with the yeast and baking powder.
  7. Pour into the bread machine pan.
  8. On our machine, we use the three hour bake cycle.
  9. After 55 minutes, gently lift the dough out and remove the paddle and place the dough back into the machine.
  10. This way, you will not have such a large hole in your bread.
  11. If you do it on the 80 minute cycle, remove the paddle after 30 minutes.
  12. Let cool.
  13. Place in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
  14. This bread seems to slice better when it is nice and cold.
  15. Makes great toast.
  16. This bread is a little more"spongey" in texture than regular bread.