Whole Grain Bread

I am still new to the whole bread thing.

However, I am an expert at the smothering it with butter and eating a whole loaf of crusty bread in one day thing.

The whole activating yeast, rising and kneading process is still new to me, but it has become a great learning experience.

Mmm.. nothing smells better than fresh bread

With cooking I can adjust the flavours, throw some more sauce in, add some more spice. With bread measurements need to be exact and you need time and patience to let the yeast do its thing.

Don't let this intimidate you though, just take your time, know that the bread needs a little more attention than, say, cooking a stir fry would.

In the end, I think you'll be surprised at how simple it is to create, from scratch, a beautiful loaf of whole grain bread. Even if the bread is a little dense, has some brunt sports on top or didn't rise as much as you hoped, it is totally satisfying to eat something that you created with just a few ingredients.

Blueberry Banana Flaxseed Bread

Everyone has a banana bread recipe that they turn to when the freezer starts to overflow with those sad brown frozen bananas. I have one that I found on Shutterbean, that my boyfriend and I love, the bread is gone so fast!

I wanted to change things up though, I am trying to add extra vitamins and minerals to my daily routine since winter is here and colds and flu are definitely here!!
To the tried and true banana bread recipe, I tweaked it slightly, adding one more banana, some frozen blueberries and ground flax seeds! It is moist but dense, perfect for breakfast, mid-morning/afternoon work snack or quick to whip up for coffee and tea with company!