Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups lukewarm water (comfortably warm, not too hot)
• 3.5 cups whole wheat flour
• ½ tablespoon Himalayan salt
• ¾ tablespoon instant or active dry yeast
• ¼ cup finely ground flaxseed
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• ¼ cup hemp seeds
• Buttery spread (consider a vegan buttery spread, such as Earth Balance)

Yields 1 loaf and 4 small rolls.

Instructions:

1. Combine all of the dry ingredients first, followed by water, in a large bowl.
2. Mix ingredients until consistency of the dough is uniform. The dough will be sticky initially. If needed, you can sprinkle a little extra flour or water to obtain desired consistency. At the end of the process, the dough should no longer stick. You can stir with a mixer, or use your hands (my kids love to do this part with their hands!).
3. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rise in the fridge for 1-1.5 hours.
4. Take the dough out and add a touch of flour on it, to make it easier to handle.
5. Place the dough onto a clean, floured surface and create a loaf shape or multiple rolls, or both! Or be creative and make other shapes (especially fun when baking with kids!).
6. Place the loaf and/or rolls on a loaf pan that is greased with a buttery spread (consider vegan buttery spread).
7. Let the loaf warm to room temperature and rise for approximately 30 minutes, then put a thin (at your discretion J) layer of buttery spread on top of the bread/rolls.
8. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
9. Place the loaf pan on the middle rack of the oven, and on the rack underneath, place a shallow oven pan with 1 cup of water. The water will steam and create a moist environment.
10. Bake the bread for 25 to 35 minutes. The color of the bread should turn brownish-golden. Use the fork test to assess readiness.
11. Take the bread/rolls out of the oven and allow them to cool. Once cooled, store in a plastic bag to preserve freshness and delay drying out.

Use the bread slices/rolls to make avocado toast, bruschetta, spread with hummus, peanut or almond butter, or make a healthy veggie sandwich