to sprout, to soak, or to sprout and soak?

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Hi gang,

I'm going to be doing some Christmas baking soon. I was hoping to make some

NT-friendly version of sweet bread, though I can't imagine how hard this is

going to be, given that sweet bread is generally an all-day affair.

Anyways, I really want to sprout some wheat for it. I've never sprouted

anything before, or made my own NT bread, b/c I just by the Shiloh Farms

sprouted bread in the store.

Does sprouting lighten the texture like soaking does? I know the acid from

cultured dairy breaks down lots of things besides phytates that make the

texture much better for pancakes, for example, but I was wondering if

sprouting also does this.

If not, I was thinking of maybe soaking _after_ sprouting and drying. Does

this make sense?

Does anyone have any suggestions of which would be better, or maybe a combo

of the two?

Or better yet , does anyone have their own NT-friendly version of sweet

bread?

Thanks,

Chris

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compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

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