Midtown Deli Ezekiel Bread

This delicious ezekiel bread recipe was developed at the midtown deli & bread bakery in savannah, georgia.

Steps

Combine all dry ingredients.

Combine all wet ingredients.

Place in large pot and heat on a low setting until the liquid is just warm to the touch.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the heated liquid ingredients.

Fold with a dough scraper until thoroughly combined.

The dough will be very thick.

Portion dough into eight pre-greased medium loaf pans , and press mixture into the pan firmly.

The dough should fill half the pan.

Place pans in a covered area to proof for approximately 2 hours.

When dough has reached the top of the baking pans , it is ready to bake.

Remove pans from proof area , mist the loaves with water and dust with sesame seeds.

Place the loaves in a preheated oven for 75 minutes.

Loaves will be dark brown when finished , while the sesame seeds will be almost white.

Let the pans cool for 10 minutes , then remove the loaves to a cooling rack.

Cool for 30 minutes , then serve.

Ingredients

wheat flour, rye flour, soy flour, vital wheat gluten, barley, lentils, millet, yeast, salt, splenda sugar substitute, skim milk, extra virgin olive oil, water, sesame seeds