Chia Bread

Chia bread isn't commonly found here in the Bay Area so I decided I should bake my own. I read several recipes and came out with my own combination, and it worked... Bread is moist, nicely shape, and last up to a week.

3 cups Flour
1/2 cup Oats
1 cup water
1.5 tsp salt
2 Tbsp oil
1/4 cup Chia seeds
1 pkg of yeast (approx 2 and 1/4 tsp)
1-2 Tbsp honey

I often prefer to bake my bread in oven than in the bread machine.

1. Pour hot water on chia seeds until it just covers the top for 20 mins or until it forms the gel.
2. Disolve honey in warm water, add yeast. Let it sit for 10 mins until it bubbles
3. Mix flour, oats, salt in  a separate bowl
4. Spoon chia seeds into the flour mixture
5. Add yeast mixture into the flour mixture
6. Add oil into the flour mixture
7. Mix then knead in low spead for 7 mins (I use Kitchenaid). It should form a ball shape and is elastic.
8. Cover the ball with moist warm towel, let it proof for 30 mins
9. Punch down
10. Form the shape or put in tins,
11. Cover in moist warm towel and let it rise for the second time, approx 15 mins

Bake 375F for 30 - 35 mins..