Pilot Bread (Flax, Pumpkin, Sesame)

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RJMST 4 April 2012 Pilot Bread Flax Seasame Pumpkin

Ten day supply of pilot bread, whole wheat flour, flax, pumpkin, and sesame seeds. Pictures depict the method with annotations.

[Durgan]

Well done Durgan, I admire your industry. I still think they look like the biscuits I used to feed my dog though, I'll stick to my sourdough bread for now I think.

Just imagine all the nutrients that I am getting in the pilot bread, with so little effort in preparation!

[demi]

whats wrong with just normal home made bread? topped with sesame seeds hot from the oven with, of course, a lovely dollop of butter as you said susie!

[MKG]

Our Durgan doesn't do "easy", demi

Mike

[demi]

iv noticed that

[Durgan]

What's this? Go after Durgan day?

[MKG]

Not all all, Durgan. Just making the point that you never do things by halves.

Mike

[Durgan]

Not all all, Durgan. Just making the point that you never do things by halves.

Mike

Difference in the vernacular. But little bothers me, since I am too ignorant to insult. Still cold here. Sun shines but temperature with a cool breeze around 7 C.

[Mustardseedmama]

I like trying new kinds of bread of all kinds (yep, sourdough with dollops of butter and honey are wonderful too!!) Could you give me some more information about this? Is it crusty, chewy, do you split it in half and toast it or what? Do you use it to make sandwiches or for dunking in soup? Why is it called Pilot bread? And one last question; why all the little holes?

[Durgan]

I like trying new kinds of bread of all kinds (yep, sourdough with dollops of butter and honey are wonderful too!!) Could you give me some more information about this? Is it crusty, chewy, do you split it in half and toast it or what? Do you use it to make sandwiches or for dunking in soup? Why is it called Pilot bread? And one last question; why all the little holes?

It cooks rather hard. Basically the old sailing ship hard tack, very famous in the British Navy. It is used in The Canadian North when hunting and apparently is still popular in Alaska, but commercialized and a bit insipid. I got the name from an old Northern story and researched the name. I made some today and usually make two pans once a week. I used flax, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. This is beat with water in the blender and is the liquid to mix with the whole wheat flour. I break a piece in half and eat it like normal bread, about two or three pieces per day. It is too hard for sandwiches so must be chewed separate. It keeps at room temperature about a week before moulding, but keeps a long time in the refrigerator. I have dusted the mould off and it appears to be harmless, but not very attractive. The holes are to get the heat in the oven to the centre of the cake. Now I simply roll like a hotdog bun, small and cook both sides after flattening slightly. That is how I made it today and it appears to be perfect. Laziness encourages innovation. My view is it is a fine replacement for the commercial bread with all the additives.

[Mustardseedmama]

So it has no leavening at all? I sometimes like something like that, something that really exercises the teeth and jaws. Not sure I could enjoy that many a day though. Thanks very much for educating me!

[Durgan]

So it has no leavening at all? I sometimes like something like that, something that really exercises the teeth and jaws. Not sure I could enjoy that many a day though. Thanks very much for educating me!

Hey, I got little old ladies banging on my door and they are making pilot bread. I change the ingredients depending what is available, but raw flax seed is always one of the ingredients. It only takes a few minutes to make the dough. I go to a restaurant for Sunday brunch and take some pilot bread to the others and they all munch on them. Probably the only healthy food they had all week.