Application Guide

ZUNI INDIAN BREAD
Native Americans do not call themselves such; they call themselves The People. They
have a long history of baking nourishing and thoughtful breads, often with minimal in-
gredients. This is a recipe similar to ones made by the Pueblos, baked in an outdoor
adobe beehive oven called a horno. The recipe given here is a perfect example of tradi-
tional bread ingredients being blended with modern ways—it is made from start to fin-
ish in the bread machine. Use any fine or medium stone-ground yellow, blue, white, or
red cornmeal, all used for baking in the pueblo villages of the American Southwest. It
is important that this bread cool completely before you slice it.
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2
-POUND LOAF
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons sunflower seed oil
2 cups bread flour
2
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3
cup whole wheat flour
1
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3
cup cornmeal
1
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2
cup raw sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1
1
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2
tablespoons gluten
1
1
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2
teaspoons salt
2
1
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4
teaspoons SAF yeast or 2
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4
teaspoons bread ma-
chine yeast
2-POUND LOAF
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3
cups buttermilk
1 large egg
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