D.I.Y. health bread.

I'm originally from South Africa and people over there are generally health conscious and things like health bread - and I mean real health bread - is easily to find. My problem now is that I recently moved to the grand USA and guess what? I have not been able to find a really good bread that is not full of preservatives and a great healthy snack for when your all-protein diet is getting a bit too much.
So I started to make my own bread and it is one of the best ideas I've ever had because now I know exactly whats in it and I can alter it to suit my taste ect. Oh and did I mention that its super easy to make? No bread-maker needed thank you very much!
All you need is: a large bowl
          5ml (1 teaspoon) measure
          15ml (1 tablespoon) measure
          125ml (1/2 cup) measure
          250ml (1 cup) measure
          a loaf tin to bake it in ( tallish, rectangle shaped tin)

Ingredients: nutty wheat / brown flour (3 cups)
          crushed oats (1/2 cup)
          raw, sunflower seeds (1/2 cup)
          chopped raw walnuts / any other nuts you like (1/2 cup)
          salt (1 tablespoon) - I know it sounds like a lot but it brings out the flavour really nicely
          baking soda (1 heaped teaspoon spoon)
          honey (2 tablespoons)
          low-fat buttermilk / plain yogurt (2 cup) - I prefer the buttermilk

Mix the dry ingredients together in the bowl, then add the wet ingredients in and mix together well. Pour into a greased loaf tin and sprinkle some seeds on top or push on some whole nuts for a nicely decorated loaf of bread. Bake in the oven at 180.C / 350.F for one hour. Then enjoy!

One of the things I really love about this bread is that even though its really dense, unlike other breads, its really flavourful and easy to digest. You can also cut the bread into really thin slices which makes nice slim sandwiches, also when you toast it this amazing nutty smell fills the kitchen and its absolutely mouth watering!

Just note that because it doesn't have any preservatives in it it won't keep for a very long time (more than four days?) I know that doesn't sound very long but believe me this bread is so good it probably will be eaten up in two! But if you do want to keep it for longer then just slice it up and stick it into a sealed bag and leave it in the freezer, then if you want a slice you can just take one out and pop it in the toaster! So easy!

Hope you enjoy this healthy recipe as much as I do!