I would never have attempted this bread without the pictures and detailed instructions, as it is more complex than the usual recipes I use for my mini Zo. Thanks for the details. I cut the recipe in half. Since I couldn't find powdered ascorbic acid in our small town, I used KAF Whole Grain Bread Improver that I recently bought; it contains ascorbic acid, among other things. It seemed to work. I already had the flax and the Demerara sugar. When the starter was ready and I had time, I used a spoon to combine the starter with the dough ingredients and then dumped it all in my mini Zo for kneading on the dough cycle. (The mini Zo is large enough to knead a large loaf, but not large enough to bake it. It bakes a smaller one pound loaf.) There is a rest period at the beginning of the dough cycle and I think it may have helped with the absorption of the liquid. After the kneading, I made the two balls and put them in the loaf pan as directed. It turned out wonderfully well - two beautiful small loaves. I'll certainly make this bread again and try two small loaves with other recipes. Thank you! And Mary, thanks for sharing your experience with the Zo Mini - it's a great little machine, isn't it? Love the footprint - same size as a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" paper. It's a real charmer, and works just fine for kneading the dough for single loaves. PJH

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