Fruit Nut Bread for the Chickens

I love to bake in the winter and have been experimenting with bread recipes lately.  I thought I would share one of my favorites.  Its easy, I usually have all the ingredients handy, and the girls love it!  Yes, that's right - its a bread for the CHICKENS.  I have substituted part of the flour with crumble, left out unhealthy salt and sugar, and added all kinds of dried fruits and nuts.

FRUIT NUT BREAD
(for the chickens)

Ingredients:

1T olive oil

1-1/2 C warm water

4 whole eggs, shells included, crushed

1 C crumble layer feed (or pellets moistened in some warm water)

2 C whole wheat flour

1 C old-fashioned oats

3T powdered milk

2T ground flax seed

2 t. yeast

¼ C raisins

¼ C dried cranberries and ¼ C dried blueberries

¼ C hulled unsalted sunflower seeds

½ C shelled walnuts, pecans, peanuts or other UNsalted nuts

Add ingredients to bread machine in order listed.  Set for 2lb. whole wheat cycle.

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Health Notes:

Flax seed ~ adds omega-3 to eggs

Eggshells and Powdered Milk ~ additional calcium

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