Whole Grain Sunflower Bread Recipes

WHOLE GRAIN SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together all-purpose flour, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, the 1/2 cup sunflower kernels, the flaxseed meal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.
• In a medium bowl beat egg with a fork; stir in buttermilk and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle with additional sunflower kernels. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.

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 AND FLAX SEEDS WHOLE WHEAT CAST IRON BREAD

Steps:

• In a big bowl mix flour, salt and yeast together. At this time you can add the sunflower and flax seeds and stir them around a bit. Pour water into the bowl and using a spatula mix it until it's all incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit on your counter for 12 to 18 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450 F degrees. Add your ]cast iron pot to the oven and heat it as well until it's at 450 F degrees.
• Remove pot from oven and remove the lid from it.
• Flour your work surface really well and make sure you flour your hands really well. With your floured hands gently remove the dough from the bowl and roughly shape it into a ball. Take the ball of dough and drop it into the pot. Cover the pot with the lid and place it back in the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes with the lid on, after which remove the lid and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let 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.

WHOLE WHEAT SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Stir together the 1/2 cup water and applesauce in a small bowl. Dissolve the yeast in the mixture, let stand until creamy, about 5 minutes. Pour the yeast mixture into a large bowl with 3 1/2 cups of warm water, honey, molasses, vegetable oil, lemon juice, and eggs; stir together to combine well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, flax seed, sunflower seeds, cracked wheat, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the yeast mixture until a smooth dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Lightly grease four 9x5 inch loaf pans. Punch down dough, shape into loaves, and place in the pans. Allow to rise in pans until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when removed from the pan and tapped on the bottom.

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.

FLAX AND SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except sunflower seeds) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic White Cycle; press Start. Add the sunflower seeds when the alert sounds during the Knead Cycle.

SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINES

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine in order listed.
• be sure water is at room temperature.
• If using unsalted sunflower seeds, increase the salt by a pinch.
• Bake per machine manufacturer's instructions.
• You may use regular, rapid, or delayed time bake cycles.
• Leftover bread (if any) makes great croutons.

SESAME AND SUNFLOWER WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour and yeast in large bowl. Heat milk, honey and sesame oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat to 115&F., stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients. Stir in egg yolk, remaining 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, cracked wheat and salt. Mix in enough all purpose flour 1/2 cup at a time to form soft, slightly sticky dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, adding more all purpose flour if very sticky, about 10 minutes.
• Lightly oil large bowl. Add dough, turning to coat entire surface. Cover bowl with kitchen towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 3/4 hours.
• Grease cookie sheet. Punch dough down. Mix in sunflower seeds and 2 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide dough in half. Pat each half into 1 1/2-inch-thick round. Place on prepared sheet. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free area until almost doubled, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375&F. Using sharp knife, cut 1/8-inch-deep, 1-inch-diameter circle in center of one round. Starting at outside of circle, cut 1/8-inch-deep slit to edge of loaf. Repeat 4 more times, spacing evenly apart and dividing bread into fifths. Repeat with second loaf. Beat egg white with 1 tablespoon water. Brush over loaves. Sprinkle pecans in center of each loaf. Sprinkle oats, caraway seeds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds and 2 teaspoons sesame seeds into divided spaces.
• Bake until loaves are brown and sound hollow when tapped on bottom, about 50 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool slightly. Serve bread warm or at room temperature.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH FLAX AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS - BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except sunflower seeds) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select basic white cycle; press start. Add the sunflower seeds when the alert sounds during the knead cycle.