Multi-Flour Bread

I'm experimenting with lower carbohydrate foods to replace the foods I love. I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes earlier this year and though my blood sugars are now normal (and I'm off all meds), I'm still working on my way of eating. I first went hard core Atkins. Between that and the medicines I was on, my blood sugars went too low. So, away went the medicines and my blood sugars have been steadily within normal ranges for 2 months now. I love how I feel not eating many of the foods I was relying on before but I miss many of them. Like bread. I LOVE bread! Especially home made bread! So, I'm experimenting with different flours and here's what I came up with. The result is a bread that tastes like bread (not cardboard)!

The nutritional breakdown of a slice of whole wheat bread is:

Calories: 128
Carbohydrates: 24 g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Protein: 4g

The nutritional breakdown of a slice of my Multi-Flour Bread is:

Calories: 177
Carbohydrates: 18.7g
Dietary Fiber: 5.7g
Protein: 7.1g

Try it and let me know what you think!

http://caloriecount.about.com/multi-flour-bread-recipe-r660615

Multi-Flour Bread Recipe

Makes 16 servings

This is a lower carb, higher protein bread that actually tastes like bread!

Ingredients

1	cup flax meal
1	cup Coconut Flour
1	cup almond meal
1 1/2	cups all purpose flour
1	scoop protein powder
2 1/2	tablespoons sugar
2	teaspoons salt
2	tablespoons butter
1	tablespoon yeast
1	cup warm water

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix 1/4 cup warm water with the yeast. Let sit until dissolved.
   
   
2. Add the rest of the water (3/4 cup warm water), sugar, salt, and melted butter to the yeast mixture. Stir.
   
   
3. Now add the flax meal, coconut flour, almond meal, protein powder, and 1 cup of the all-purpose flour to the wet mixture. Mix thoroughly and slowly add more all-purpose flour as needed.
   
   
4. Place the dough on a floured counter and knead until smooth. Form into a loaf shape and place in a loaf bread pan. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
   
   
5. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing.
   
   
6. Makes one loaf.