Halloween Or Fall Porcupine Bread
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages Red Star active dry yeast or (1/4 ounce) packages fast rising yeast
- 5 - 5 1/2 cups bread
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- In large mixer bowl, combine 2 cups bread flour, rolled oats, yeast sugar and salt, mix well.
- Heat buttermilk, water and oil until very warm (120-130u0b0F).
- Add to flour mixture.
- Blend at low speed until moistened beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
- By hand with a spoon gradually stir in sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and enough remaining flour to make a firm dough.
- Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic 5-8 minutes dough may be slightly sticky.
- Place in greased bowl rotating to grease top.
- Cover with a cloth let rise until double in size about one hour 30 minutes if quick rise yeast.
- Punch down dough.
- Divide into two parts shape into loaves and place in greased 9x5-inch bread or loaf pans.
- Cover, let rise in warm place again until double in size about one hour or 1/2 hour if quick rise yeast.
- Brush tops of loaves with an egg wash which means 1 egg blended with one tablespoon water.
- Sprinkle additional sunflower and sesame seeds on loaves bake 375u0b0F until golden brown.
- Remove from pans while still warm.
- Cool on cooling rack.
red, bread, rolled oats, salt, sugar, buttermilk, water, raisins, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, egg, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/halloween-or-fall-porcupine-bread-12667 (may not work)