Peace Island Bread

In Triss, this is made into bread and farls. It's served with fresh fruit and pale cider for breakfast.


2 cups warm milk, nut milk, or water
4 tsp. honey
2 tsp. yeast
4 cups white wheat flour or whole wheat flour
1/4 cup raw almonds
1/4 cup raw hazelnuts
1 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds
1 tsp. salt

Combine the milk, honey, and yeast let sit while working on the rest.

Stir together 2 cups flour, nuts, and seeds. When the yeast mixture is nice and foamy, stir that into the flour, then let rest until about doubled.

Add the rest of the flour and the salt to the sponge dough. Knead for about 10 minutes. Place in an oiled bowl, turning the ball of dough so it too gets coated in oil, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes, or until nearly doubled again.

For bread:
Form the dough into a a log-resembling shape and put it in an oiled bread pan. Place a pan of water on the bottom of the oven. Put the dough in the oven. Set the oven to 400 and bake for about 1 hour.

For farls:
Roll the dough out to flat circles about 1/2" thick and 9" wide. Cut into quarters. Grill the pieces in a skillet until cooked through, flipping to brown on each side.