Sprouted Wheat Essene Raisin Bread

Recipe Description:

Sprouting wheat not only deactivates anti-nutrients that can interfere with proper digestion and absorption of minerals in the wheat, but it also provides a boost in nutrition, bringing into play enzymes and vitamin C that do not exist in un-sprouted wheat. This dense, satisfying loaf is easy to make, and freezes well.

Prep Time: 38 Hours

Cook Time: 3 Hours

Servings: 10 servings

Difficulty: Moderate

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups organic wheat berries

filtered water

1/3 cup raisins

3/4 teaspoon unrefined sea salt

Recipe Instructions:

First, sprout the wheat: Pour 2 cups of wheat berries into a wide-mouthed canning jar. Fill the jar with filtered water, cover with either a sprouting lid, or a canning ring over a piece of cotton cloth. Let it sit on the counter overnight, or 8 hours.

Drain the water out of the jar, fill again with water and drain well. Rinse the wheat berries, in this way, twice a day, until the little sprouts that are growing are slightly less than the length of the wheat kernels. Be sure you are looking at the sprouts, and not the little fine rootlets. Depending on the conditions in your kitchen, it can take 1 to 3 days for the wheat to sprout sufficiently. Watch them carefully. If they get too long, the sprouts will taste bitter. It is not a good idea to store them in the refrigerator. They will continue to grow.

Prepare a baking pan by lightly greasing with coconut oil, or put a silicone baking mat on a baking sheet.

Put the sprouted wheat berries into the bowl of a food processor with a metal blade. Add raisins and salt. Attach the lid.

Pre-heat oven to 225 degrees F.

Turn on the processor and let it run for 2 minutes. The dough should be soft and not very grainy at all.

Grease your hands with coconut oil (Important! This dough is STICKY!)

Remove the dough from the processor and on your baking pan, form it into a rectangular flat loaf that measures 4 inches by 8 inches.

Bake at 225 for 3 hours. Allow to cool, completely, on a wire rack before slicing.

Serve with butter, nut butters, honey, fruit spread, or simply plain!

This bread freezes well when tightly wrapped and makes a lovely gift for a like-minded friend along with a jar of your favorite topping or even a package of grass-fed butter.

I like to make 4 at a time, which only takes a few more minutes and saves much time and clean-up in the long run. I simply sprout 4 jars of wheat berries. It smells wonderful when it is baking.

Author: loves2spin

I am a happily married woman (42 years), mother of 6 and grandmother of 14. I am interested in many things, and love teaching what I know. I have an in-home sewing business, am an avid gardener and teach piano lessons..and I'm a Mormon. View all posts by loves2spin

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