Book of Days Tales

In many parts of Australia, the last Friday in July is arbor
day – devoted to planting and conserving trees. 
When I was a boy, my primary school planted a tree every arbor day, and
one year I was chosen as the pupil to do the planting. Trees native to Australia provide a variety of foods from
seeds to fruit and nuts.  Here is a
recipe for bread using flour made from the seeds of the wattle, the national
flower, and macadamia nuts. 

Ingredients

290 ml boiling water
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ground wattleseed, roasted
1 ½  tbsp macadamia nut oil
500 gm bread flour
1 ½  tbsp sugar
1 ¼   tsp instant dried yeast
½  cup macadamia nuts, chopped

InstructionsPlace the wattleseed in a large mixing bowl and pour over the boiling water.  Mix and let stand until it cools to room temperature.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix to form a dough.  Proceed as you would for any other bread – knead, prove, bake . . .