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Easy (and divine!) multiseed bread

Galatia Pamboridis
When you make this bread you will definitely think about never buying from a bakery again. It's so delicious and packed with all the goodness that a good loaf of bread should have. It's too easy to make, especially if you have a mixer with a dough hook.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Course Breads, dough
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 60 grams walnuts roughly chopped
  • 400 grams bread strong flour
  • 200 grams wholemeal flour
  • 8 grams 2 tsp dry yeast
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 25 grams sunflower seeds
  • 25 grams pumpkin seeds plus ½ cup extra for coating
  • 20 grams sesame seeds
  • 20 grams chia seeds
  • 500 ml 2 cups lukewarm water
  • 25 grams honey
  • 40 grams carob molasses or more honey
  • 15 ml 1 Tbsp olive oil plus extra for the bowl

Instructions
 

  • Soak the half a cup of pumpkin seeds (for the coating) in water. Set aside until needed.
  • In a large bowl, combine the bread flour, whole wheat flour, salt, all the seeds and coarsely chopped walnuts. Mix. Add the yeast and mix again.
  • Use a spoon to make a dent in the middle of the mixture. Pour in the water, honey, carob molasses and olive oil and mix with a wooden spoon. Continue kneading with your hands until you have a soft dough. Alternatively, you can make the dough very easily in a mixer with a dough hook.
  • Lightly grease a bowl and add the dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise for 2 hours. At this stage you can put the dough in the fridge and continue the next day. Just make sure the dough comes to room temperature before proceeding.
  • Shape the dough into a thick log. Place non-stick paper in a loaf baking pan about 12 x 22cm in size. Drain the pumpkin seeds and cover the surface of the dough. Transfer it to your baking pan and cover it with a towel. Let it rise for another 30 minutes. At this point, preheat the oven to 180˚ C, fan.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes. If you see that the surface is burning in places, cover lightly with aluminium foil. When cooked, carefully remove the loaf from the baking pan and place it on a rack to cool completely. Do not slice it hot as the bread will continue to bake while it cools.
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