Toasted Sunflower Bread Recipes

SUNFLOWER SEED & HONEY WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the bread flour, oil, honey, salt and 4 cups whole wheat flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in sunflower kernels and enough remaining flour to form a firm dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; divide into 3 portions. Shape into loaves; place in 3 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 350° until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Brush with melted butter. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled loaves in foil, and place in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, thaw at room temperature.

SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sunflower kernels, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat the water, milk, honey and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Roll loaves in additional sunflower kernels if desired. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

FLAX AND SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except sunflower seeds) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic White Cycle; press Start. Add the sunflower seeds when the alert sounds during the Knead Cycle.

PUMPKIN AND SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Place the ingredients into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the whole wheat setting and press start. If your machine has a signal for fruit or nuts, add the sunflower and pumpkin seeds at the beep.

BREAD MACHINE HONEY WHEAT SUNFLOWER BREAD

Steps:

• Depending on your bread machine, your method might be different, but in mine you start with the liquids and layer.
• Add the ingredients in the order listed. I add the sunflower seeds after the dough is together and check to make sure that they all get incorporated. Sometimes they will get stuck in the corners and need a little help. Quality control is in on the prowl. I see and arm and a leg.
• Here is what it looks like after the dough cycle is complete.
• But I am going to bake it in the oven. Turn it out onto a floured board. Knead it until smooth.
• Put the dough in a loaf pan and let rise for about 20-30 minutes. Or until it looks like this.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. When the bread is done it will be golden brown and have a hollow sound when tapped.
• Look at the rise and all of the gorgeous texture.
• When the bread is cool, slice as much as you need. I keep it wrapped in plastic wrap on the counter.

SUNFLOWER SEED AND ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine 1-1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
• In a small saucepan heat and stir milk, sugar, the 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, and the salt just until warm (120 degree F to 130 degree F) and margarine almost melts.
• Add to dry mixture in mixing bowl and add egg and orange juice.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of bowl constantly.
• Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in sunflower seeds, orange peel, and as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease the surface of dough.
• Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours).
• Punch dough down.
• Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grease an 8x4x2-inch or 9x5x2-inch loaf pan.
• Shape dough into loaf; place in prepared pan.
• Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size (30 to 45 minutes).
• If desired, brush top with melted margarine or butter.
• Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped.
• If necessary, cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent over.
• browning. Immediately remove from pan.
• Cool on wire rack. If desired, serve with honey. Makes 1 loaf (16 servings).

TOASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix sunflower seeds with oil only if salt is used.
• Spread plain or oiled seeds on baking sheet.
• Bake about 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• (Watch carefully, these seeds brown quickly.) Sprinkle oiled seeds with salt while hot.