Midtown Deli Ezekiel Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 9 1/2 cups wheat flour
• 6 1/2 cups rye flour
• 3 1/2 cups soy flour
• 1 cup vital wheat gluten
• 3/4 cup barley
• 1/3 cup lentils
• 1/3 cup millet
• 3 ounces yeast
• 1 ounce salt
• 1 1/2 ounces splenda sugar substitute
• 8 1/2 cups skim milk
• 2 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds (finishing garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine all dry ingredients.
• 2 combine all wet ingredients.
• 3 place in large pot and heat on a low setting until the liquid is just warm to the touch.
• 4 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the heated liquid ingredients.
• 5 fold with a dough scraper until thoroughly combined.
• 6 the dough will be very thick.
• 7 portion dough into eight pre-greased medium loaf pans, and press mixture into the pan firmly.
• 8 the dough should fill half the pan.
• 9 place pans in a covered area to proof for approximately 2 hours.
• 10 when dough has reached the top of the baking pans, it is ready to bake.
• 11 remove pans from proof area, mist the loaves with water and dust with sesame seeds.
• 12 place the loaves in a preheated oven (350 degrees) for 75 minutes.
• 13 loaves will be dark brown when finished,while the sesame seeds will be almost .
• 14 let the pans cool for 10 minutes, then remove the loaves to a cooling rack.
• 15 cool for 30 minutes, then serve.