Whole Wheat Seed Bread Recipe

Stir together the 1/2 cup water and applesauce in a small bowl. Dissolve the yeast in the mixture let stand until creamy about 5 minutes. Pour the yeast mixture into a large bowl with 3 1/2 cups of warm water honey molasses vegetable oil lemon juice and eggs; stir together to combine well.

In a separate bowl combine the whole wheat flour flax seed sunflower seeds cracked wheat and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the yeast mixture until a smooth dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic about 10 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume about 1 hour.

Lightly grease four 9x5 inch loaf pans. Punch down dough shape into loaves and place in the pans. Allow to rise in pans until doubled in bulk about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until the loaves sound hollow when removed from the pan and tapped on the bottom.