Sunflower Bread
- 12 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds
- 5 cups unbleached white bread flour
- 14 cup Bulgar wheat, coarsely ground,soaked in (grain-of-sand-size)
- 14 cup water, for 10 minutes
- 12 cup barley
- 2 cups water, at 120 or 125 degrees fahrenheit
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 18 teaspoon turmeric
- 18 teaspoon paprika
- 1 package dry yeast
- Mix 1/8 cup of water with the bulgar wheat in a cup.
- As long as it soaks for maybe 5 minutes before you add it to the mix, it won't be crunchy in the final product.
- Mix 2 cups flour, and all the rest of the dry ingredients including the yeast.
- Then mix in the shortening, honey, bulgar wheat, and water until a batter is formed.
- Mix in the rest of the flour, 1 cup at a time.
- It should form a ball and be only slightly tacky.
- Knead for 10 minutes or until it feels right.
- Form a ball, place into a buttered bowl, roll around in the bowl until coated with the butter (actually I spray Pam in), cover, and let rise until doubled in size.
- Punch down, and depending on the size of the loaf pans, form into 2 large or 3 smaller loaves.
- Let rise uncovered until doubled in size again.
- Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes until it sounds hollow when tapped.
- A wonderful variation is to add 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds in addition to the sunflower seeds.
- It changes the character of the bread, but it tastes great, too.
- Be careful about the 125 degree water.
- I heat it to that temperature because I have mixed all the dry ingredients first, insulating the yeast from the hot water.
- If you're worried about it, use slightly cooler water.
sunflower seeds, unbleached white bread, bulgar wheat, water, barley, water, sugar, honey, shortening, salt, turmeric, paprika, yeast
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sunflower-bread-59874 (may not work)