nw2s

• 2 2/3 cup acid whey (filtered from yogurt)
• 1 cup powdered milk
• 4 tbs unsalted butter
• 6 tbs Really Raw Honey (that shit’s good)
• 3 heaping tbs cappings
• 2 pkts active dry yeast
• 2 lb 5 oz bread flour
• 1 cup flax seed meal
• 4 tsp salt
• 1 cup roasted, salted sunflower seeds
• 1 cup 5 grain mix

Heat
the whey, butter, cappings, and dry milk in a small saucepan until the temp is 110 or 115 using an
instant read thermometer. Once the butter’s
melted and it’s all still 110 degrees, whisk in the yeast to dissolve.
Most recipes call for you to “proof” the yeast, but just getting it
dissolved is good enough.

Add
the flour, flax meal, and salt to a mixer and mix to combine. On a low speed, add the yeast/liquid mixture only as fast as the
flour will absorb it. The dough should form a ball and pull away from
the sides. Continue to knead for 5 minutes. It should remain sticky. Add the sunflower seeds and 5 grain mix and continue to knead until well blended.

Place the kneaded dough
in an oiled bowl and allow to rise for one hour in a warm spot until
it’s doubled in size. If the dough is too sticky, oil your hands and the worksurface instead of using flour.

Remove the dough, divide it in two (i use a scale to try to get the two halves as close as possible) and puch it down into a
size that will fit into a 5×9 bread pan. Place it into a buttered bread
pan and allow to rise for another 30-45 minutes.

Put a sheet pan
or pie pan with 2-3 cups of warm water in the bottom rack of a 350
degree oven. Brush the top of the bread with olive oil and place on the
second rack. Cook until the internal temperature of the bread reaches
195 degrees using an instant read thermometer. This will be 60-70 minutes. Remove from the pan and
place on a wire rack to cool. Don’t forget to pull out the water pan
before it boils dry. Wait for the bread to cool completely before
slicing.

Barb wrote a poem for me!

Banana Shoes

Bananas are difficult to transport.
They bruise and turn to mush. A shame.
Potassium is so good for sport.

In the morning, I need moral support.
I rely on bananas to tighten up my game.
But bananas are difficult to transport.

In the train my legs I must contort.
Without bananas, I’m weak. I wane.
Potassium is so good for sport.

Put the banana in your gym shoe, you exhort.
That’s where it won’t get maimed.
Bananas are difficult to transport.

Putting fruit in sneakers is gross, I snort.
It’s not appetizing. But you proclaim:
Potassium is so good for sport.

Plus the banana peel is like a fort
keeping out the smells at which you take aim.
Bananas are difficult to transport.
Potassium is so good for sport.