I created this after a friend mentioned enjoying a bread with molasses and sunflower seeds. I absolutely love this subtly sweet and salty/nutty bread and it’s become one of my favorite sandwich breads.
Ingredients: [‘warm water’, ‘active dry yeast’, ‘sugar’, ‘canola oil’, ‘molasses’, ‘whole wheat flour’, ‘all-purpose flour’, ‘kosher salt’, ‘sunflower seeds’, ‘sesame seeds’, ‘caraway seed’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 cup warm water”,”1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast”,”1 tablespoon sugar”,”1 tablespoon canola oil”,”1 1/2 tablespoons molasses”,”2 cups whole wheat flour”,”1 1/2-2 cups all-purpose flour”,”1 teaspoon kosher salt”,”2 tablespoons sunflower seeds”,”1 1/2-2 tablespoons sesame seeds”,”1 tablespoon caraway seed”]
Number of Servings: 1
Steps: [‘Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let sit until frothy ~10 minutes.’, ‘Add oil, molasses, and whole wheat flour and mix until full incorporated.’, ‘Slowly add all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and salt. I usually use about 1.75 cups of the AP flour.’, ‘Add in seeds.’, ‘Knead in a mixer about 10 minutes, or longer if you’re kneading by hand.’, ‘Place into a greased bowl and let rise until double, about 1.5 hours.’, ‘Deflate the dough and let rise again until double, about 50 minutes.’, ‘Deflate dough and flatten with a rolling pin into a long rectangle, about 8 inches wide.’, ‘Slowly roll the dough into an 8″ wide log, squeezing out all the excess air as you go.’, ‘Pinch seams together and place seam side down into a 8×4″ loaf pan.’, ‘Let rise about 30 minutes in loaf pan and preheat oven to 350.’, ‘Bake about 35-40 minutes.’]