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Sesame and Sunflower Whole Wheat Bread

4.5(17)

This recipe can easily be doubled.

by Sue Ellison·published 2004-08-20

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Servings

Makes 2 loaves

Total time

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Ingredients (19)

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2 cups whole wheat flourflour
1 envelope dry yeastyeast
1 1/2 cups milkmilk
1/4 cup honeyhoney
1 tablespoon sesame or vegetable oiloil
1 egg, separatedegg
1/2 cup cracked wheat*
2 teaspoons saltsalt
1 3/4 cups (about) unbleached all purpose flourunbleached-all-purpose-flour
1/2 cup salted shelled sunflower seeds
2 1/2 tablespoons sesame seedssesame-seed
1 tablespoon waterwater
2 teaspoons chopped pecanspecan
2 teaspoons rolled oatsrolled-oats
2 teaspoons caraway seedscaraway
2 teaspoons fennel seedsfennel-seed
2 teaspoons poppy seedspoppy-seed
2 teaspoons sesame seedssesame-seed
*Also called bulgur, available at natural foods stores and supermarkets.bulgur

Instructions (5 steps)

01Combine 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.

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03Grease 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.

04Preheat 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.