Honey Wheat Millet Bread + Strawberry Freezer Jam

What is better than fresh, warm, homemade bread for breakfast? My Mother and Father-in-law make this bread often and it is sooooo good. It's not too heavy and it is perfectly sweet. The Millet flour adds something that makes it different . . . lighter, nuttier. I don't know. I just really like this bread and have been craving it all week. I haven't ever made bread, (except for in a bread machine, with a packet) so I actually had to go and buy loaf pans just for this.

Combine in a LARGE bowl:

5 cups hot water (from the tap)

2/3 cup oil

1 tablespoon salt

1 1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup powdered milk

mix well, then add:

2 cups ground millet flour (you can get it at a regular grocery store in the "health" section)

2 cups whole wheat flour

3 heaping tablespoons yeast

mix well, then add:

7 cups white flour

3 cups whole wheat flour

then knead the dough for a good ten minutes.

form it into 5 medium sized greased loaf pans and let raise for about 45 minutes

bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

enjoy!

as for the Freezer Jam,

just buy a packet of "freezer pectin" and combine with 4 cups of pureed fruit and 1 1/2 cups sugar. As shown in the picture, I made all this jam from two giant strawberry clamshells at Costco, and 4 packets of pectin. I also use half sugar, half Xylitol. The Xylitol is just as good if not better than sugar, is zero calories, and is excellent for your teeth. Plus, that way I don't feel so bad about smothering it on everything I eat. Freezer Jam is just soooo satisfying.