Whole Wheat Communion Bread
Here is a recipe for Whole Wheat Communion Bread that I make for our church especially for Holy Week beginning on Maundy Thursday. We have a small congregation, so these wafers last us through the Easter season. This is a very simple unleavened bread that freezes and stores well.
Our church celebrates Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, which is the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. Good Friday follows, with Holy Saturday and then Easter on Sunday.
Ingredients Needed to Make Whole Wheat Communion Bread
- whole wheat flour
- all-purpose flour
- kosher salt
- water
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt for sprinkling on top
Instructions for Making This Recipe
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Using a small mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and kosher salt. Mix together to combine.
Create a hole in the center and pour in the water and extra virgin olive oil. Using a fork or your hands, mix together until the dough comes together into a ball. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into a ball.
On a lightly floured surface, press each ball into a flat disk. Using a pastry rolling pin, roll into discs that are 6-8″ wide. Discs will be about 1/8″ thick.
Using a roller docker or a fork, prick the dough as you would a cracker.
Pricking the dough with a fork or a roller docker, will help prevent the dough from bubbling as it bakes. If you make crackers or thin crust pizza, a roller docker is a wonderful tool worth investing in.
Place each disc on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned along the edges. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 discs.
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Whole Wheat Communion Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup Extra Virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sea salt for sprinkling the top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
- Using a small mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and kosher salt. Mix together to combine.
- Create a hole in the center and pour in the water and extra virgin olive oil. Using a fork or your hands, mix together until the dough comes together into a ball. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into a ball.
- On a lightly floured surface, press each ball into a flat disk. Using a pastry rolling pin, roll into discs that are 6-8" wide. Discs will be about 1/8" thick.
- Using a roller docker or a fork, prick the dough as you would a cracker. This will help prevent the dough from bubbling as it bakes.
- Place each disc on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned along the edges. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 discs.
