Barley Bread

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It was cold and icy today; the kind of day to stay inside. my 4 year old and i decided we wanted to bake, but i was out of white or whole wheat pastry flours. so i went on a search of things we could make with my assorted different flours. this is adapted from a recipe i found online. it does not rise much and is a bit crumbly but is a nice dense bread to smear with a bit of butter or dunk into soup.

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Steps

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Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

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Put the first three ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.

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Let the yeast bubble and foam.

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In a large bowl add 1 cup of the barley flour and the remaining 1 / 2 cup warm water.

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Mix together well.

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Add the 1 1 / 2 tsp brown sugar , the oil , and the salt and mix well.

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Add the yeast mixture and mix well.

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Add the bean flour and mix well.

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Add as much more barley flour as you need to make a kneadable dough.

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Put some more barley flour down on a work surface and then knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.

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Form 2 small balls and place them on the cookie sheet.

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Make a small cut in the tops of each.

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Let rise until doubled.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

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Bake for 1 hour.

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Ingredients

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yeast, brown sugar, warm water, barley flour, canola oil, salt, bean flour