Whole Wheat Sunflower Seed Bread Recipes

SUNFLOWER SEED & HONEY WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the bread flour, oil, honey, salt and 4 cups whole wheat flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in sunflower kernels and enough remaining flour to form a firm dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; divide into 3 portions. Shape into loaves; place in 3 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 350° until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Brush with melted butter. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled loaves in foil, and place in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, thaw at room temperature.

WHOLE WHEAT SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making the Whole Wheat Sunflower Seed Bread Recipe, we will first make sure we have all the ingredients ready. Do make sure you have yeast that has been bought fresh. I most often use the sourdough culture I make at home or the active instant dry yeast.
• Combine all the wet ingredients in a small mixing bowl and keep aside. Keep as few sunflower seeds aside for sprinkling on the top of the loaf. Toss this extra sunflower seeds in a little honey and keep aside.
• Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl of the bowl of the stand mixer. A stand mixer helps to a great extent when you make breads at home. The process of kneading gets super simplified especially when you bake breads.
• Gradually add the wet ingredient mixture to the flour mixture and keep kneading it you get a smooth and soft dough. If you feel the dough has become too soft, add in some flour and knead again. And if you feel that the dough is dry, add a little water and knead.
• Once all the ingredients have come together. Knead well for about 5 minutes using all your muscle powder. After which, place it in a bow, cover the bowl and allow it to rise and double. This would take about 3 hours.
• After the sunflower bread dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and knead again.
• Transferred dough to a greased bread pan, covered and let rise again for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, sprinkle the remaining sunflower seeds on the top of the loaf and lightly press it in.
• Preheat the oven at 180 C and place the risen loaf in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Testing breads is not like a cake, where you insert a tester and it will come out clean. You will have to remove the loaf from the pan and tap the bottom of the loaf. If it does not sound hollow or is not golden enough, then we put it back in the oven to bake.
• The main test is the "Tap - Hollow Sound Test" for testing whether the bread is baked.
• Once the bread has passed the deep golden colour test and the "Tap - Hollow Sound Test", then remove from the oven and allow it to cool.
• Serve Whole Wheat Sunflower Seed Bread along with Tzatziki Dip or with your evening masala chai.

MULTIGRAIN SEEDED BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, and salt. In another bowl, mix the seeds with the oats.
• In a saucepan, combine the water and molasses and warm the mixture over low heat until a thermometer reads 120 to 130 degrees F (50 to 55 degrees C) .
• Add the liquid to the flour mixture with the egg white. Mix together until a soft dough forms.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 10 minutes; then shape into a ball. Lightly oil a large stainless steel bowl. Add the dough and turn to cover the dough with the oil. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours until doubled in size.
• When the dough has risen, punch the dough down with your fists and add all but 2 Tablespoons of the seed mixture working it into the dough. Reserve the 2 Tablespoons of seed mixture for the topping. Shape the dough into a loaf by rolling it into a 12 x 8 inch rectangle and then roll up by its shortest end. Pinch the ends together and tuck underneath. Place in a non-stick 9x5 inch loaf pan with the seam underneath. Cover the loaf pan with a tea towel and let rise for 1 hour until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the top of the loaf with milk and sprinkle on the reserved seed mixture. Bake the bread for 30 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Remove the bread from the pan and let cool completely.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Start with a sponge. Mix together all ingredients except for the flour in your kitchenaide mixer stand. Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and let stand for 30 minutes till bubbly in mixer bowl. Then add in the remaining flour till the dough is ready to rise in a greased bowl. The dough should not be sticky and springs back when touched. Let rise for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or double in size in a greased bowl covered with plastic wrap. Form dough into a loaf and place in your loaf pan. Let rise another 30-45 minutes till double. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Butter the top when done and let cool.