Flax meal

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So. I am reading all the stuff on flax and thinking I need to get

this in my world. I did not care for it in a drink, but last night I

made some Irish Brown Bread and replaced some flour with flax meal.

It is a soda bread, so you do not have the " chemistry " issues like

you do with a yeast bread.

My brother recently vacationed in Ireland and he came back just in

love with this heavy brown bread. Very simple to make, with a soda

bread you just want to combine everything and get it in the oven. It

is the action of the vinegar (acid) in the buttermilk and the baking

soda that creates the " rising " action, remember the " volcano "

experiment in grade school. (rather than yeast farting as they eat

sugar). So you do not want to make the dough ahead or anything.

I limit my bread intake (I treat white bread like cake or fudge), but

I find a very high fiber bread serving everyday keeps my bread desire

in check and my pooper happy. Raisin Bran made a horrid ball in my

pouch that had me feeling sick for hours once. I eat a small slice

of this with a lovely bit of white cheddar for my morning meal. Side

of grapes.

Here is the recipe;

4 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour

(I replaced the 1/2 c with 3/4 c flax meal)

3 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. sugar

(I used 1/4 c. succanant because I like it a little sweet)

2 tsp. salt

1 2/3 c. crushed whole bran cereal

(I omitted, but I bet it is good, some recipes also use this much

oatmeal which adds a lot of moisture)

2 1/2 c. buttermilk

Sift together flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Add cereal to flour

mixture, mix well. Add buttermilk and mix until all dry ingredients

are moistened. Flour hands and shape in to round loaf. Bake at 350

degrees for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

" Slainte 'gus Saol agat "