Sunflower Seed And Orange Bread Food

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.

BREAD MACHINE OATMEAL-SUNFLOWER-SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except seeds in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add nuts at the Raisin/Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends.
• Select Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycle. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.
• I made mine on the Dough cycle.
• At the end place dough on floured counter; cut in half, shape into 2 loaves and place in 2- 8" loaf pans. Slash the loaves and brush with liquid eggs if available.Let rise 45 minutes in warm place.
• Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until cooked.

SUNFLOWER SEED BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINES

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine in order listed.
• be sure water is at room temperature.
• If using unsalted sunflower seeds, increase the salt by a pinch.
• Bake per machine manufacturer's instructions.
• You may use regular, rapid, or delayed time bake cycles.
• Leftover bread (if any) makes great croutons.

SUNFLOWER CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all the ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available., Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed. Bake according to bread machine directions.

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).