Healthy Easy Peasy Seed Loaf Recipes

EASY SEED & GRAIN LOAF

Steps:

• Tip the flour, seeds, yeast and salt into a large bowl. Mix the water, oil and honey in a jug, then pour into the dry mix, stirring all the time to make a soft dough. If it feels sticky, sprinkle in a little more flour.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 mins, until the dough no longer feels sticky, sprinkling with a little more flour as you need it.
• Oil a 1.2-litre loaf tin and put the dough in the tin, pressing it in evenly. Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for 1 hr, until it springs back when you press it with your finger. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
• Make eight slashes across the top of the loaf, brush with water and sprinkle alternately with poppy and sesame seeds. Bake for 30-35 mins until the loaf is risen and brown. Tip it out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool.

SEEDED WHOLE-GRAIN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flaxseed and sesame seeds in a dry medium skillet; toast over medium heat, stirring, until lightly brown and starting to pop, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons of the seed mixture in a small bowl; transfer the remaining seeds to a large bowl. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the large bowl; whisk to combine. Whisk eggs in a medium bowl, then stir in buttermilk, oats, oil and honey (or maple syrup). Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients; stir and fold together until combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the reserved seeds.
• Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 30 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

HEALTHY EASY PEASY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Grease 3 medium loaf tins or several smaller tins well.
• Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix well to form a smooth, heavy batter.
• *Note*No need to sift flour.
• Spoon the batter into tins making them no more than half full, and sprinle some sesame seeds on top.
• Place the tins in a protected, mildly warm spot and leave to rise until doubled.
• Bake at 200 deg celcius for 20 mins, lower to 180 degrees celcius and bake for a further 20 mins until browned on the top.
• Cool in tins for 5 mins then remove onto cooling racks.
• TIPS: Once cooled, wrap in cling film, and freeze the loaves you do not require immediatly as home made yeast bread does not last long.
• Adjust time accordingly for smaller tins as they might require less than 1/2 the time.
• You can use a drop of choc brown colouring if you want really dark brown loaves.
• You could also sprinkle some wheat into the tins before putting the batter in.
• The seed mixture is 450ml of what you like.
• Add the seeds and amounts according to your tastes (maybe try raisins next time)- it's all up to you.
• Serve with butter/marg or a good spread.

CAPE SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Pour the water and oil and knead for about a minute.
• Place the dough in an oiled loaf pan ( 8inch x 4 inch) Brush with the egg and decorate with alternate lines of sesame and poppy seeds.
• Cover the dough with a tea towel and let it rise for about 30-60 minutes .
• Pre heat the oven to 180 degees C and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on rack.

HEALTHY SEED LOAF - ABM

Steps:

• Place first six ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Set on basic cycle for 1 1/2lb loaf and medium crust.
• Add seeds five minutes before the end of final kneading.