Beet Bread
Ingredients
- 2 C cooked beets (steamed, micro’ed, baked etc...)
- 1/3 C honey
- 2 1/2 c water or beet liquid*
- 1 Tbs sea salt
- 1/2 C oil
- 1/2 C flaxseed
- 2 Tbs dried parsley
- 1/2 C soy flour
- 5 C whole wheat flour -approx.
- 5 C unbleached white flour
- 2 1/2 Tbs active dry yeast
- *bread will be a deeper red colour
Methods/steps
- Put into a blender: 2 C cooked beets, 1/3 C honey, 2 1/2 C water or beet liquid from cooking. Blend well and pour into large bowl.
- In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp. honey in 1/2 C warm water.
- Then add yeast to it, and let sit 5 min.
- To the beet mixture, add salt, oil, flaxseed, parsley, soy flour and whole wheat flour. Stir.
- Stir in (slowly, in case you don’t need it all) 5 C unbleached white flour. Knead 5 min. until smooth and elastic.
- Cover in oiled bowl.
- Let rise in warm place until doubled.
- Shape into 4-5 loaves.
- Place in oiled bread pans.
- Let rise in warm place, covered, until doubled.
- Bake at 375º F, for 50 minutes or until done.
- Bread that is baked through should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
- Oil tops to keep soft.
- When thoroughly cooled, wrap and store

















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