3 Really Unusual Bread Recipes Western people love bread, although not everyone eats it because it is fattenin g.

Eating a lot of bread is fattening, but decent bread is very satisfying, so t here is no requirement to over indulge, which means that it does not have to be a burden on your waist band. Similarly, good bread does not need butter or margarine, so that is another cutb ack on calories and fat. Bread can also be a good source of dietary fibre and once you have eaten real br ead, you will never go back to white, sliced, supermarket bread. In fact, it is the white, sliced bread that gives bread such a bad name. These recipes are meant to be mixed and baked in a bread making machine, but the y can be prepared by hand too. I have used a bread making machine for years, but I used to make it by hand before that, and I can honestly say that I can not di fferentiate between them. Furthermore, the machine saves a lot of time and because it cooks on a timer, yo u can wake up to the smell of fresh bread each morning, if you want. Recipe 1 Celery Bread 1 sachet yeast 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon sugar 3 cups Better for Bread flour 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 2 tablespoons gluten 2 teaspoons celery seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons celery, garlic or onion salt 3/4 cup celery -- fresh / slice thin 1 tablespoon celery leaves, fresh / chopped 1 egg 10 3/4 ounces cream of celery soup 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 tablespoons warm low-fat milk Blend all ingredients and cook Recipe 2 Citrus Bread 2/3 cup water 2 cups white bread flour 1 teaspoon dry milk 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon butter 2 tablespoons orange marmalade 2 teaspoons lime juice 1 pinch lemon peel 2 teaspoons yeast (active, dry) Mix all ingredients and cook.

Recipe 3 Chart House Squaw Bread 1 1/4 cups warm water 2 tablespoons molasses 1/2 teaspoon caramel coloring * -- optional. 1 1/2 teaspoons malted barley flour ** 2 cups bread flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup unprocessed bran or wheat bran 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (3 TB) 1 1/2 tablespoons oat bran 1 1/2 tablespoons rolled oats 2 teaspoons granola 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast (1 envelope) Oil and / or butter are not required. * Caramel colouring is merely used to give the bread an almost pumpernickel colo ur. You can get it in a cake decorating store . ** The malted barley flour is also called diastatic malt powder. In a bowl blend the bread flour, whole wheat flour, unprocessed bran, dark brown sugar, oat bran, rolled oats, granola, malted barley flour and salt. In a bread pan add water, molasses, and caramel colouing. Add flour mixture; top off with yeast and select dark bread setting. NOTE: Raisins could be added if required. If you do, do not put the caramel colo uring and liquefy in water, 1/4 cup raisins, molasses and brown sugar before add ing to the machine. Owen Jones, the author of this piece writes on a number of subjects, but is curr ently involved with <a href="http://whatfoodslowercholesterol.com/wordpress/13/ recipes-to-lower-your-high-blood-pressure/">Recipes to Lower Your High Blood Pre ssure</a>. If you want to know more, go to our website at <a href="http://whatf oodslowercholesterol.com/wordpress/">Gourmet Recipes and Good Health</a>.