Whole Wheat Flax Buns

Mixing:

Set yeast in the warm water and sugar for 10 minutes.
Pour boiling water over milk. Add egg, sugar, salt, and yeast mixture to liquid and blend.
Mix half of the ﬂour and the ﬂaxseed meal together. Add this to the liquid mixture and beat for 10 minutes.
Gradually add the rest of the ﬂour a cup at a time, kneading to a medium stiﬀ dough.

Shaping:

Let rise for 45 minutes, punch down. Let rise again 35-45 minutes, punch down and let sit for an additional 20 minutes before shaping into buns.
Shape the buns and place on greased baking sheet. Let rise until doubled in size (an hour or more).

Baking:

Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

Banner Image:

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Grain:

Wheat [1]

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp active dry yeast

¾ cup lukewarm water

1 tsp sugar

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 ½ cups milk

⅓ cup brown sugar

2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 ½ cups brown ﬂaxseed meal

8 cups whole wheat ﬂour

Active time:

30 minutes

Yield:

3 dozen buns

Nutrition:

Calories: 140, Total Fat: 3.5g, Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Sodium: 140mg, Carbohydrate: 23g, Fiber: 4g, Total Sugars: 3g (Added Sugar: 2g), Protein: 5g

Author:

Visit the Bob’s Red Mill website [2] for even more fantastic whole grain recipes.

Course:

Breads

Dietary choice:

Vegetarian

Rating:

Description:

These whole wheat buns are best fresh and hot from the oven any time of year. The ﬂaxseed meal and whole wheat ﬂour combine to produce a rich nutty ﬂavor that mellows wonderfully with a touch of butter and a drizzle of honey.

Serving Size:

1 bun