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If this had been an xkcd comic...

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1709#comic

( read the comic first, noobs! )

Disgustingly Bread

(because it's disgustingly healthy and disgustingly good)

Attributes: vegan, whole-grain, high-protein, and "slow-carb".

Allergens: contains yeast, soy, wheat, gluten, honey, and flax seed.

Makes: four loaves.

( recipe )

some whole wheat flour
some milled flax seed
2 eggs worth of egg replacer
some canola oil
some blue agave syrup (yummy and low glycemic index, too!)
a pinch of salt

Fry them up in some more canola oil, and you're done!

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