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Instructions
- Grease your bread pan or as an alternative, coat the bottom of the pan with whole flax seeds.
- Combine the yeast, warm water and sugar in a large bowl or you can put it into a bread machine. If you are using a bowl, stir well and then let the mixture stand about five minutes so the yeast can begin working.
- Combine the dry milk, salt, lavender and butter in a large bowl and mix well. Begin adding the yeast mixture alternating it with flour until it becomes a soft dough.
- Turn dough onto floured surface and knead for about 8 minutes until the dough is elastic and feels somewhat like a baby’s bottom. Place dough in greased bowl making sure to turn the dough to coat all sides with the grease. Cover with paper towel or a clean dish towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour.
- If you are using a bread machine, simply combine all of the ingredients and turn the machine on. You can bake the bread in the bread machine or remove it and bake it in a pan.
- When the dough is ready, fill the greased pan about half way with the dough. Allow the dough to rise for about an hour. Bake the bread in a preheated oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F or until it is done. If you are having problems getting your bread to rise, set the pan on a heating pad turned on low heat or you can turn off the oven, add a pan of water to the bottom rack of the oven and set your bread on the top rack.
Notes
Use only culinary lavender grown without treatments unsuitable for edible crops. Lavender varieties vary in strength. Rising times are approximate; watch the dough rather than the clock. Prep time and one-loaf yield are estimates based on the original method.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Rising Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
