Toasted Sunflower Bread Recipes

SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sunflower kernels, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat the water, milk, honey and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Roll loaves in additional sunflower kernels if desired. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

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.

CRANBERRY SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak cranberries in hot water. In a separate bowl, dissolve the yeast, honey and molasses in 1 cup warm water. Let stand until creamy, about ten minutes. Drain and chop the cranberries, reserving the liquid; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the reserved water, oats, eggs, salt , shortening and 2 cups of flour. Mix until well blended. Then stir in the yeast mixture. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has started to pull together, add the cranberries and the sunflower seeds.
• When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
• Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into the prepared pans. (The dough can also be formed into longer loaves and placed on lightly greased baking sheets.) Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then decrease heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and continue to bake for another 30 minutes. Turn out of pans a few minutes after removing from oven. You can brush all sides with a little butter or margarine, if desired. Don't cut this bread too quickly, it tastes best slightly warm or at room temperature.

SUNFLOWER SEED AND ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine 1-1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
• In a small saucepan heat and stir milk, sugar, the 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, and the salt just until warm (120 degree F to 130 degree F) and margarine almost melts.
• Add to dry mixture in mixing bowl and add egg and orange juice.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of bowl constantly.
• Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in sunflower seeds, orange peel, and as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease the surface of dough.
• Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours).
• Punch dough down.
• Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grease an 8x4x2-inch or 9x5x2-inch loaf pan.
• Shape dough into loaf; place in prepared pan.
• Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size (30 to 45 minutes).
• If desired, brush top with melted margarine or butter.
• Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped.
• If necessary, cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent over.
• browning. Immediately remove from pan.
• Cool on wire rack. If desired, serve with honey. Makes 1 loaf (16 servings).

LISA'S SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start.

TOASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix sunflower seeds with oil only if salt is used.
• Spread plain or oiled seeds on baking sheet.
• Bake about 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• (Watch carefully, these seeds brown quickly.) Sprinkle oiled seeds with salt while hot.