What do you know about Ezekiel Bread? Ever made it?

Question

This is the bread that Ezekiel lived off of while he was in the desert for two years. It is supposed to be nutritionally complete.

Answer 1

Combine the following whole grains:

2-1/2 cups hard red wheat
1-1/2 cups spelt or rye (Biblically spelt was used, Ezekiel 4:9)
1/2 cup barley (hulled barley)
1/4 cup millet
1/4 cup lentils (green preferred)
2 Tbs. great northern beans
2 Tbs. red kidney beans
2 Tbs. pinto beans
Stir the above ingredients very well. Grind in flour mill.
(NOTE: all of these grains and beans can be ground in the GrainMaster Whisper Mill with no problems).

Measure into large bowl or DLX:

4 cups lukewarm water
1 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
Add to liquids:

freshly milled flour from the above mixture of grains

2 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. yeast
Stir or knead until well kneaded about 10 minutes. This is a batter type bread and will not form a smooth ball.

Pour dough into greased pans. You may use 2 large loaf pans (10x5x3) or 3 med. loaf pans or 2-9x13 brownie pans. Let rise in a warm place for one hour or until the dough is almost to the top of the pan. If it rises too much it will over flow the pan while baking. Bake at 350o for 45-50 minutes for loaf pans and 35-40 minutes for brownie pans.

*For fasting divide bread into 8 equal parts weighing 1/2 pound each. Eat a 1/2 pound cake and drink a quart of water every day. For fasting I do not alter the recipe.

This is a very sweet, moist, cake-like bread. For a more traditional bread texture I have used this combination of grains in The Beckers Bread and Roll recipe. Replacing the 7 cups of flour with the 9 cups of flour from the milled grains in this recipe. You may also add fruits and nuts or use the flour made from this mixture in other favorite recipes. This healthy combination of grains and beans is worth experimenting with. Combining grains and beans makes a complete protein.

Answer 2

I've heard of it and actually have the instructions somewhere. But you can also buy it at some Trader Joe locations. I have a small grocery where I live that also carries it. It is made mostly from all different kinds of grains, spelt and even lentils. Try searching the internet for a recipe.

Here's the info I found. It's from a book called "The Bible Cure". It was named Ezekiel bread because it is described in the bible under Ezekiel. Each specific food contained in the bread mentioned in Ezekiel 4:9 has particular benefits for our health and for preventing disease. Of course, God knew this, and He provided us this wonderful for our health and healing.

Ezekiel Bread, A Recipe from the Old Testament (this recipe has been adapted directly from Ezekiel 4:9)

2 1/2 cups whole wheat
1 1/2 cups whole rye
1/2 cup barley
1/4 cup millet
1/4 cup lentils
2 Tbsp. great northern beans (uncooked)
2 Tbsp. red kidney beans (uncooked)
2 cups lukewarm water, divided
1/2 cup plus 1 tsp. honey, divided
2 Tbsp. yeast
1/4 cup exta-virgin olive oil

Measure and combine all the dry ingredients, except the yeast, in a large bowl. Put this mixture into a flour mill and grind. The flour should be the consistency of regular flour. Course flour may cause digestion problems. This makes eight cups of flour. Use four cups per batch of bread.

Measure four cups of flour into a large bowl. Store the remaining flour mixture in the freezer for future use.

Measure one cup lukewarm water (110-115 degrees) in a small mixing bowl. Add one teaspoon of the honey and the yeast, stir to dissolve the yeast, cover, and set aside, allowing the yeast to rise for five to ten minutes.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the following: olive oil, 1/2 cup honey, and remaining cup of warm water. Mix well and add this to the flour mixture in the large bowl. Add the yeast to the bowl and stir until well mixed. The mixture should be the consistency of slightly "heavy" cornbread. Spread the mixture evenly in a 11- 15 inch pan sprayed with no-cholesterol cooking oil. Let the mixture rise for one hour in a warm place.

Bake at 375 degrees for approximately thirty minutes. Check for doneness. Bread should be the consistency of baked cornbread.

If a flour mill is not available for your use, Ezekiel flour can be ordered from a baking catalog or through a health food store. If such flours are used, however, the texture of the bread will be entirely different from the above recipe. Or you can try grinding the ingredients in a good food processor.

Answer 3

Thought I had a recipe somewhere but can't find it. Made from various grains and even beans, but I didn't think it contained any wheat (could be wrong). Never tried to make it. Here is a recipe for pinto bean bread though:

2 c scalded milk cooled to lukewarm
2 pkg dry yeast
(blend together)
Add:
2 c cooked mashed unseasoned pinto beans
2T sugar
2t salt
2T shortening

Stir in 5-6 C flour

Add enough flour to handle dough easily. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl, turning once to coat with grease; let rise, covered, until double (about 1 hour). Punch down, cover, let rise a second time until almost double. Shape into 2 loaves and let rise a 3rd time in pans. Bake for 50 minutes (approx) at 350.

Answer 4

Like you wrote, it is quite Biblical. I have never made it but we sell it at the store that I work at, it is in the freezer section. I like that someone went to the trouble of printing the recipe for it, I hope that they get the best answer vote. I used to love those kinds of breads, my teeth aren't what they used to be and so I therefore stick to softer breads like Wonder's Home Pride white and wheat, which, for those who don't know, are kosher. Ever wonder what the little K symbol stood for? The U symbol is also used for kosher foods. (Editing follows:) I decided to look further into the Ezekiel Bread, Food For Life is one company that makes it and they list these ingredients for Ezekiel 4:9 Bread:

*Organic Sprouted Wheat, *Organic Sprouted Barley, *Organic Sprouted Millet, Malted Barley, *Organic Sprouted Lentils, *Organic Sprouted Soybeans, *Organic Spelt, Filtered Water, Fresh Yeast, Sea Salt.

There is also a Genesis 1:29 Bread, which is new to me but sounds healthy. Both of these breads seem to emphasis sprouted grains and the lack of ground flour in them. I wish that I had taken better care of my teeth so that I could still enjoy good bread.

Answer 5

EZEKIEL'S BREAD

8 c. wheat flour
4 c. barley flour
2 c. soybean flour
1 c. lentils, cooked and mashed
1/2 c. millet flour
1/4 c. rye flour
1 1/2 c. warm water
1 tbsp. salt
4-6 tbsp. olive oil
2 packets of yeast in 1/2 c. warm water
1 tbsp. honey

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let sit for 10 minutes. Mix the other ingredients. Blend lentils, oil and small amount of water in blender and place into large mixing bowl with remaining water. Stir in two cups of mixed flour. Add yeast mixture. Stir in remaining salt and flour.

Place on floured bread board and knead until smooth. Put in oiled bowl. Let rise until double in bulk. Knead again and cut dough and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans. Let rise. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Yield: 4 loaves.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I have a loaf in my ice box right now!! It is great!! i get the 7 sprouted grain one when they are out of the Ezekiel. it makes great sammiches...They make it in a low sodium version too....

Answer 8

I've never made it, but you can buy it in most stores in the health food department. It tastes pretty good.

Answer 9

Why make it? Just buy it from the store!

Answer 10

sprouted wheat terrific !!!!! Trader Joes if u don't cook ....
yuuuummmm!