Barley Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 -2 cup barley flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup bean flour

Recipe

• 1 spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• 2 put the first three ingredients (yeast, 1/2 tsp brown sugar and 1/2 cup warm water) in a small bowl and mix well. let the yeast bubble and foam.
• 3 in a large bowl add 1 cup of the barley flour and the remaining 1/2 cup warm water. mix together well.
• 4 add the 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar, the oil, and the salt and mix well.
• 5 add the yeast mixture and mix well.
• 6 add the bean flour and mix well.
• 7 add as much more barley flour as you need to make a kneadable dough (mine took the entire 1 more cup).
• 8 put some more barley flour down on a work surface and then knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.
• 9 form 2 small balls and place them on the cookie sheet. make a small cut in the tops of each.
• 10 let rise until doubled (mine did not get that big but i baked them after about 2 hours).
• 11 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. bake for 1 hour.