“In the Lord’s Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.” Woodrow Wilson’s quote accentuates the most basic of human behavior – eating. We’re generally not great at compassion, loving, listening, moving, or thinking when we’re hungry. Try skipping a couple meals. You’ll see. That’s why Snickers says “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsPsychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs reiterates this concept. His theory is that humans have to have certain needs met in order to move on to others. The very bottom of his pyramid is physiological needs, and we need to take care of that before we can do much of anything else. So, eating is our most basic need, and bread is the basic of the basic. Almost every society has some kind of bread, and we all do it a little differently. In Spain, they eat a lot of artisan type bread that they buy every day. It’s common in the morning to see men walking with newspapers and warm bread tucked under their arms. The Indians prefer Naan, a flatbread that goes with everything. Mexicans use bread and tortillas made with corn flour as their staple. In the United States, for some weird reason, we like already-sliced, preservative-laden sandwich bread in plastic bags. But however you eat it, most everyone agrees that bread is the basic of a human diet and has been for a long time.Beautiful Loaves Ready to SliceSo, you can’t have too many bread recipes on a grain website. This recipe is unique because it’s made using our new einkorn all-purpose flour. We took a shot in the dark, and it worked amazingly well. It’s a white bread (I feel rebellious just typing that), but retains the digestive benefits of einkorn (shout out to my gluten intolerant friends). It rose perfectly and was soft and delicious. According to Maslow and Wilson, we need this bread to make us better people. Enjoy!
Ingredients
SCALE
12cupEinkorn All Purpose FlourApproximate
1/3cupHoney
1/3cupAvocado Oil
3cupVery hot tap water
1 1/2tablespoonYeast
1 1/2tablespoonReal Salt
Instructions
1. Mix oil, honey, water, and 4 cups of einkorn all-purpose flour.2. Add yeast, and 1/2 a cup of flour. Mix.3. Add salt. Add flour a little at a time while mixing. Keep adding flour until it cleans the sides of the bowl (We added about 7 cups).4. Knead in mixer for 10 minutes.5. Let rest in bowl for 20 minutes. If dough is a little sticky, sprinkle about 1/2 cup of flour on top while resting.6. Knead a couple times on floured surface. Shape into loaves (2 or 3 depending on desired size. If you choose to do 2, you will probably have a little dough left over. We made mini cinnamon rolls!).7. Place loaves into greased loaf pans. Place in warm place (we used oven off) and let rise until doubled.Before RisingAfter Rising8. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with butter. Let cool a little before slicing.Fresh out of the OvenReady to Eat
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Reviews
110 thoughts on “Basic White Einkorn Yeast Bread”
Cathy
I bought two 7.5lb bags of einkorn and a grain mill to bring to the Caribbean. I spent my morning learning how to use the mill with one disaster, then I put too much einkorn in and clogged it up. But I had more than enough flour to make this. I made mistakes here also. Long time since making bread due to gluten issues, and this is very different. Anyway, I got 2 pretty decent loaves of bread and one sort of a french bread. A bit dense, but very tasty, and I am happy for my first experience. Lots to learn, and hoping I can tolerate this wheat! I really miss bread! Looking forward to more breads, deserts and more! Also, hoping the grains hold up well in our environment, or I will have to bake a lot!
We decided to pass on this recipe becuase it’s too risky to use 12 cups of einkorn flour just to try. If we or the kids don’t like the bread then that’s 12 cups down the drain. Einkorn is already expensive as it is. Do you have a recipe that uses about 4 cups of flour?
Hi – just to confirm what type of flour are you referring to as “All-Purpose Einkorn Flour” Is this a white flour with the germ and bran removed much like other process white flour?
I just started milling Einkorn and I definitely want to keep the whole grain and not throw away the fiber and most nutritious components. Do you have a whole grain Einkorn recipe as well?
Hi Lyland, yes this is referring to a white flour with the bran and the germ removed. You can use this recipe with whole grain flour, but the amount of flour may vary. You’ll just want to watch consistency. With einkorn bread, I tend to prefer the dough to be on the wetter side. It makes for softer bread. Just oil or wet your hands when working with it.
Hi Brook, each 7.5lb bag of berries grinds to approximately 22.5 cups of flour. It depends on the recipe you’re using. No recipe’s flour amount is exact because it depends on a lot of factors, but that should give you an idea.
Recipe says:
3 cups Very hot tap water
1 1/2 tablespoons Yeast
What would the approx. water temp be? Usually for warm water I use about 110ºF
What kind of yeast, instant or dry active?
Hi I’m new to this site and look forward to trying these recipes. Also, I’m new to baking with einkorn flour and have had some good and some not so good outcomes. Because of the long mixing time ( 10 minutes) ,I am wondering if a food processor will work. Thank you. Joan
Hi Joan, I suppose it would depend on the size and power of your food processor. We use a bosch electric mixer. I’d recommend that or a kitchenaid. Those would probably be best.
Thank you for your imput. I will take your advise. I’m sorry to have posted this question again. I’m not used to the process but am happy to keep in touch.
Probably a very basic question but I’m getting ready to make my first item with eikorn – basic white bread with the berries I just got. I was planning on just grinding them – will that be considered the same thing as “einkorn all-purpose”?
Hi Lisa, It won’t be exactly the same since this recipe calls for all-purpose einkorn flour, but it can still be done and will be close to the same amount. You’ll just want to watch consistency.
“In the Lord’s Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.” Woodrow Wilson’s quote accentuates the most basic of human behavior – eating. We’re generally not great at compassion, loving, listening, moving, or thinking when we’re hungry. Try skipping a couple meals. You’ll see. That’s why Snickers says “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”
110 thoughts on “Basic White Einkorn Yeast Bread”
I bought two 7.5lb bags of einkorn and a grain mill to bring to the Caribbean. I spent my morning learning how to use the mill with one disaster, then I put too much einkorn in and clogged it up. But I had more than enough flour to make this. I made mistakes here also. Long time since making bread due to gluten issues, and this is very different. Anyway, I got 2 pretty decent loaves of bread and one sort of a french bread. A bit dense, but very tasty, and I am happy for my first experience. Lots to learn, and hoping I can tolerate this wheat! I really miss bread! Looking forward to more breads, deserts and more! Also, hoping the grains hold up well in our environment, or I will have to bake a lot!
We decided to pass on this recipe becuase it’s too risky to use 12 cups of einkorn flour just to try. If we or the kids don’t like the bread then that’s 12 cups down the drain. Einkorn is already expensive as it is. Do you have a recipe that uses about 4 cups of flour?
Hello, you can just cut this recipe down Just use a third of every ingredient and it should make one small loaf.
Hi – just to confirm what type of flour are you referring to as “All-Purpose Einkorn Flour” Is this a white flour with the germ and bran removed much like other process white flour?
I just started milling Einkorn and I definitely want to keep the whole grain and not throw away the fiber and most nutritious components. Do you have a whole grain Einkorn recipe as well?
Hi Lyland, yes this is referring to a white flour with the bran and the germ removed. You can use this recipe with whole grain flour, but the amount of flour may vary. You’ll just want to watch consistency. With einkorn bread, I tend to prefer the dough to be on the wetter side. It makes for softer bread. Just oil or wet your hands when working with it.
This bread looks absolutely wonderful! What size bread pans do you use? There are so many sizes. Thank you so much for the recipe!
Hi, Rita! This was made in 8.5 x 4.5 x 2 inch bread pans.
How many loaves of bread will I get with a 7.5 lb bag bag of Einkorn after it is ground?
Hi Brook, each 7.5lb bag of berries grinds to approximately 22.5 cups of flour. It depends on the recipe you’re using. No recipe’s flour amount is exact because it depends on a lot of factors, but that should give you an idea.
Recipe says:
3 cups Very hot tap water
1 1/2 tablespoons Yeast
What would the approx. water temp be? Usually for warm water I use about 110ºF
What kind of yeast, instant or dry active?
Thanks!
Hello, we usually just use tap water as hot as it will go and we use instant yeast when we use yeast.
Hi I’m new to this site and look forward to trying these recipes. Also, I’m new to baking with einkorn flour and have had some good and some not so good outcomes. Because of the long mixing time ( 10 minutes) ,I am wondering if a food processor will work. Thank you. Joan
Hi Joan, I suppose it would depend on the size and power of your food processor. We use a bosch electric mixer. I’d recommend that or a kitchenaid. Those would probably be best.
Thank you for your imput. I will take your advise. I’m sorry to have posted this question again. I’m not used to the process but am happy to keep in touch.
Probably a very basic question but I’m getting ready to make my first item with eikorn – basic white bread with the berries I just got. I was planning on just grinding them – will that be considered the same thing as “einkorn all-purpose”?
Hi Lisa, It won’t be exactly the same since this recipe calls for all-purpose einkorn flour, but it can still be done and will be close to the same amount. You’ll just want to watch consistency.