Super seeded bread recipe
- 250 g (8.8oz) strong white flour
- 200 g (7.1oz) wholemeal flour
- 50 g (1.8oz) large oats
- 7 g (0.2oz) sachet of dried yeast
- 1 tbsp tbsp of black treacle
- 1 tsp of salt
- 370 ml (13fl oz) water (approx)
- 1 tbsp millet seeds
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp broken walnuts
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 50 g (1.8oz) almonds
- Place all the nuts and seeds onto a non stick baking tray and bake at 160C/325F or gas mark 3 for 8 minutes, then leave to cool.
- Meanwhile, place both flours into a bowl with the salt and blend together with your hands.
- Add in the oats and dried yeast.
- Pour in the black treacle and half the water into the centre of the bowl and start to mix, either with your hand in the shape of a claw or in an electric mixer with the dough hook.
- Gradually add in the remaining water and bring together the ingredients until you have a ball of soft dough and the bowl is relatively clean of bread dough.
- Transfer the bread onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the bread for 10 minutes by holding the dough with one hand and stretching it away from yourself with the other.
- As the dough stretches fold the dough over its self and repeat.
- When the dough is nice and smooth, roll it into a ball and place ball into the bowl, cover with cling film and leave it to prove for 1 hour.
- When the dough has doubled in size and had a good hour to prove and develop scoop the dough out on to a lightly floured work surface.
- Stretch out the dough and scatter all the nuts and seeds over it then, fold the dough over its self and start to knead for a good 5 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a loaf shape and place in a 2 lb loaf tin.
- Leave the dough to prove for 1 hour so that it can double in size.
- Pre heat the oven to 200C/400F or gas mark 6 and place a tray in the bottom of the oven.
- Place the loaf in to the middle of the oven with plenty of space to rise and also throw a mug of water into the tray at the bottom of the oven to create steam.
- The steam will help to create a lovely crust.
- Make sure you close the door quickly after putting the water into the oven.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden and crispy, to check if the bread is cooked carefully lift the bread out of the tin and tap the bottom, it should have a hollow sound to it, if not and it is a dull thud then pop it back into the oven and turn the temp down to 150c for a further 10 minutes to ensure it is cooked through.
white flour, wholemeal flour, oats, black treacle, salt, water, millet seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/28972/super-seeded-bread-recipe (may not work)