Whole Wheat Honey Flaxseed Bread

Jen, over at Life on the Bean, inspired me to get out my bread machine yesterday. It is something I have been meaning to do for quite sometime. Damien and I realized recently that we go through about 2 loaves of bread a week (usually running out by Friday with no bread on the weekends). At an average of $3.49 per loaf (for whole grain, sometimes organic), we knew that making bread would be a huge cost savings. The other bonus is that even organic bread you buy in grocery stores have preservatives. So we are guaranteed to be serving our children bread without chemicals in it.

Ingredients:

1 1/8 c. water 1/2 c. flax seed
1 1/2 tbsp. flaxseed oil 2 tbsp. bread flour
3 tbsp. honey 3 tbsp. whey powder
1/2 tbsp. liquid lecithin 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
3 c. whole wheat flour 2 tsp. active dry yeast

Directions:
1. Put all the ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Mine is liquids first (can't believe I could find the instruction manual!)

2. Select Wheat Cycle, and Start. (My machine has other options. I chose 1.5 lb loaf and light color)

The bread was delicious. A blind guess at the cost is about $0.50 per loaf (including ingredients and electricity).

And of course, here is a photo!