Oh, and one thing you forgot to mention…there is absolutely nothing like the aroma of baking bread filling the house with heavenly scents.

Absolutely!

Two beliefs about bread are that you need sugar and that you need warm water. None are true, you do need sugar, but the yeast can get it from the flour.

And you don’t warm water either, if you are patient enough, you can use ice cold water and let the bread grow at room temperature. It will take longer, but you don’t kill the yeast on the meantime and the dough can have better elasticity… bread is all about an elastic dough.

And I didn’t know that bread doesn’t require sugar. I always thought the yeast had to have a little. I think I will try this bread. I only wish I had a gas stove. It always helped with the rising to put it in a gas oven (just enough steady warmth from the pilot light).

@Ric - This is one of the best breads I’ve ever made but using bulgur has been common in my breads. You can also add sesame seeds or chopped sunflower seeds together which is very tasty!

I can’t have enough of these seeds.