Traditional Chia Dinner Bread

Hints for bread machine use.

Hint #1
Always put the liquids in first, the dry ingredients in next, and the yeast last. Before adding the yeast, dig a shallow hole in the dry ingredients and place the yeast in the hole so that there’s absolutely no contact between the liquids and the yeast. You don’t want the yeast to be activated too soon in the process. This is especially important when you’re using the Delay Bake option.

Hint #2

Add ingredients in bread machine in the order listed in the recipe.
Three sizes to suit any occasion

Optional: Add a tablespoon of raw Whole Nuchia Original Chia Seeds after adding the flour, (two tablespoons to the extra loaf).

Extra Large Loaf (2 pounds)

Ingredients
1 2/3 cups warm water (little warmer than room temp, do not microwave)
4 teaspoons margarine or butter, softened
4 teaspoons shorting softened
4 cups Nuchia Original Chia Seed Flour
2/3 cup of sugar (you can adjust this to taste, a little more or less after your first bake)
1 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons quick-acting active dry yeast
OR
2 3/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast (you may have to adjust this after your first bake)

Note: In our test kitchen we baked this on setting # 3 (large dark), in an Oster Deluxe Bread Machine. It was a little moist in he center of the bread. The taste and texture was very similar whole wheat bread. The loaf is dark in color. For less moist and a harder outer crust set machine to a higher setting, #4. For reference, the baking time was 3 hours and 30 minuets, set to dark and large loaf. On July 7, dry milk was removed from these recipe, it seems to cook and taste better without it.

Large Loaf (1 1/2 pounds)

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup warn water (little warmer than room temp do not microwave)
1 tablespoon margarine or butter, softened
1 tablespoon shorting, softened
3 cups Nuchia Original Chia Seed Flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons quick-acting active dry yeast
Or
2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast (you may have to adjust this after your first bake)

Note: In our test kitchen we baked this on setting # 2, in an Oster Deluxe Bread Machine. When baked on #3 the outer crust is a bit harder. This could be good for some occasions.

Small Loaf (1 pound)

Ingredients

1 cup warm water (little warmer than room temp, do not microwave)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, softened
2 tablespoons shorting, softened
2 cups Nuchia Original Chia Seed Flour
2 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons quick-acting active dry yeast
OR
1 3/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast or

DIRECTIONS:

1. Remove bread pan; attach kneading blade.
2. Place all ingredients in bread pan in the order listed.
3. Insert bread pan, close lid and plug in.
4. Select bread type: Press SELECT until the desired bread setting number is displayed. Press START. (For dinner breads, the bread setting selections are numbers 1-3. Select “1” for 1 pound loaf recipes. Select either “2” or “3” for 1 1/2 and 2 pound loaf recipes. Select “2” for a desired medium crust color and “3” for a desired dark crust color.) (Setting based on an Oster Deluxe Bread and Dough Machine)
5. If Delay Bake option is desired, press set timer.
6. Press START. Bread will be done baking in the number of hours indicated.