Ezekiel Bread

Ingredients

• 4 cups warm water , 110 degrees F/45 degrees C
• 1 cup honey
• 0.5 cups olive oil
• 2 packages active dry yeast , .25 ounce
• 2.5 cups wheat berries
• 1.5 cups spelt flour
• 0.5 cups barley
• 0.5 cups millet
• 0.25 cups dry green lentils
• 2 tablespoons dry great Northern beans
• 2 tablespoons dry kidney beans
• 2 tablespoons dried pinto beans
• 2 tablespoons salt , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Mix water, honey, olive oil, and yeast in a large bowl. Let sit for 3 to 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, stir together wheat berries, spelt flour, barley, millet, lentils, great northern beans, kidney beans, and pinto beans together until well mixed.

4. 4

   Grind in a flour mill.

5. 5

   Add fresh milled flour mixture and salt to yeast mixture; stir until well mixed, about 10 minutes. The dough will be loose.

6. 6

   Pour dough into two greased 9x5-inch loaf pans. Let rise in a warm place until dough has reached the top of the pan, about 1 hour.

7. 7

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

8. 8

   Bake in the preheated oven until loaves are golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes.