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.

POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat together milk, sugar, shortening, and salt until warm.
• Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir in warm milk mixture. Add 3 eggs; beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 1/2 min, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat for 3 minutes at high speed. Stir in as much of remaining flour as you can. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in remaining flour to make a stiff dough, and continue kneading for 6 to 8 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, and turn once to grease surface. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Meanwhile, pour boiling water over poppy seeds; let stand 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly, and place in a blender. Grind. In a small bowl, blend together ground poppy seeds, chopped nuts, honey, and lemon zest. Beat 1 egg white until stiff, and fold into poppy seed mixture.
• Punch down dough, and divide in half. Cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough into 24 x 8 inch rectangle. Spread with half the poppy seed mixture. Roll up jelly roll style, starting with the narrow edge. Seal the edge. Place seam side down, in a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Cover. Let rise for 30 to 45 minutes, or until doubled.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

HEALTHIER EASY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine beef, egg, onion, milk, bread crumbs, parsley, and carrot in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Place beef mixture in loaf pan.
• Stir together brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour over meatloaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

ALL-BRAN SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and seeds.
• In large bowl, beat together orange juice, honey, eggs and cereal.
• Let stand 2 min.
• Add flour mixture, stirring only until well combined.
• Spread evenly in greased 8.5 x 4.5 x 2" loaf pan.
• Bake at 350f about 40 min.
• Let cool 10 min and remove from pan.
• Cool completely before slicing.

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.