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Fill the kitchen sink with 2 in. of 180 degrees hot water.
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Place 6-quart mixing pot in the hot water
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Fill the pot with 2in of similar hot water
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Leave pot floating in the sink for 2 minutes to preheat the pot
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Pour the water out of the pot and replace with 5 1/3 cups 115 deg water into the pan
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Sprinkle and mix in yeast and sweetener (non-diastolic malt, not Karo syrup),
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Stir until yeast is dissolved, (wait about 2 minutes for bubbles to prove yeast is working).
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(Preheat oven to 200* then turn off and let cool while mixing ingredients)
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In a small mixing bowl place 2/3 cup quinoa and some of the yeasty water up to 1/3 in above quinoa
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To the mixing pot gradually stir in ingredients (½-2/3 cup at a time) 4 2/3 cups wheat flour, the flaxseed meal, lecithin, cornmeal, oatmeal, and moistened quinoa (but not the salt or oil, yet)
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Stir until blended
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Cover pot with a clean dishcloth
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Place into the warmed oven until doubled in size and spongy (about 30 min).
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Remove dough filled pot to countertop
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Add salt, eggs, oil, applesauce and remaining flour (6 2/3 cups), stirring vigorously with heavy wooden spoon or spatula until thoroughly moist throughout
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Sprinkle a little flour on the counter. Turn dough onto the counter.
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Gradually knead dough with palms of hands (gently rolling sides to top and rolling back to press again)
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Test for stickiness, adding flour to counter and kneading until just barely not sticking to counter after 2 or 3 kneads. Don't rush
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Split dough ball in two. Oil empty pot and a second equal size pan.
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Slide one dough ball into a pot and roll it around to coat the ball with oil keeping shaped like a ball
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Repeat for the second ball in the second pan. Cover each pan with a towel
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Let rise for about 1 hour in the pre-warmed oven (like above)
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Remove from oven and preheat to 350* F
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De-gas risen dough in each pan by punching dough a few times (still in pan).
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Remove dough’s to counter and make into a single ball.
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Roll into a long thin shape. Cut dough into 3rds (weigh and adjust if want equal loaves)
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Knead each ball just a little to remove last trapped bubbles.
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Roll to make nice clean balls, then press between hands into an oval shape to match the bread pan.
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Place dough into 3 generously oiled bread pans, gently pressing into shape of pan.
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Brush tops with molasses.
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Let rise for about 10 min on the stovetop.
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Bake at 350* for about 50-55 min.
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Remove bread pans from oven
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Tap each baked loaf from its pan, and set each loaf crosswise on it's pan top edges to cool- at least 10 minutes- before slicing.