Ingredients: 

• 1 ½ tablespoon baking yeast 
• 1 cup warm water 
• 1 teaspoon honey 
• 1 stick butter (you can cut this in half with good results) 
• 1 large spoonful of honey 
• 3 cups hot water 
• 1-½ teaspoons salt 
• About 10 cups flour (half white, half whole wheat) 
• Raisins 
• Cinnamon 
• Optional mix-ins: millet, sun flour seeds, oatmeal, chopped nuts 

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease three cookie sheets. 
• Stir the teaspoon of honey into the warm water in a small bowl.  Sprinkle the yeast on top then, softening a few minutes, then stirring and setting aside. 
• Combine butter remaining honey and hot water.  When cool enough to hold you finger in for a count of 10, add yeast and stir in about half the flour.  This is the sponge.  Set it aside to rest about 15 minutes. 
• Stir in enough flour and optional mix-ins to make a soft dough. 
• Bread off egg sized pieces of dough and shape into rolls.  Add a touch of cinnamon and some raisins as you form them. 
• Bake for about 30 minutes until just barely brown.  Enjoy!