How to Make Solar Sprouted Essene Bread

Essene bread is a type of sprouted bread that you can bake using the sun's solar energy. It is considered a living food as it is minimally processed.

Essene bread is the best unprocessed bread to eat as it is full of live food. While not considered raw it is the closest thing to raw as far as bread goes.

This is a wonderful project to do with children and for those just getting interested in a raw or living foods diet.

It isn't as complicated as it initially sounds, after you make it once or twice it is second nature and almost the way bread should be made.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wheat berries
• Wheat grinder or food processor
• Pizza Stone or plate

1. First you will want to sprout your wheat. You will want to buy organic hard wheat berries. These are available at your local health food store or local co-op. You could also order them in bulk online and through mail order.
   
   The quantity of the seeds you sprout will yield you double the amount of dough. So if you have 2 cups sprouted wheat berries it will yield you 4 cups of wheat to bake with.
   
   Cover your seeds with water in a clean glass jar with a suitable sprouting lid. Rinse these off 2 times a day for 3-5 days. You will want to use them when they have a small tail that is slightly green.

2. Rinse well and grind them up with a wheat grinder or food processor.

3. Next shape this mixture into small loaves. You won't want to make them as tall and thick as regular loaves of bread. Place them on an oiled cookie sheet or a baking stone.

4. You can then set them outside in the sun to bake for up to 10 hours in the summertime or else place the loaves in an oven or dehydrator on a very low setting (100 degrees) for up to 12 hours. You will want to turn your loaves midway. You could alternately make spirals by rolling the dough into long strips and forming a spiral shape. These are wonderful for solar baked pizzas. (just top with your favorite toppings and bake as described above).

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on 9/20/2009 Hi, How thick should the bread be shaped? I made mine 1.5 cm thick and after 20 mins at 170 degrees C, it became hard and brown.