Whole Wheat Seeded Loaves Food

WHOLE-WHEAT SEEDED LOAVES

Steps:

• Mix seeds and oats together with 180 grams of water in a medium mixing bowl; cover with plastic wrap and and let soak overnight in the refrigerator.
• Combine 170 grams bread flour or all-purpose flour, 170 grams lukewarm water, and yeast in bowl of a standing mixer and mix together until well combined. Cover with plastic and leave to ferment at room temperature for two hours or until it doubles in volume. Meanwhile, remove bowl with nuts and seeds from the refrigerator, drain and bring to room temperature.
• Add drained seeds, 250 grams whole-wheat flour and sea salt to the starter. Start mixing on medium speed. The dough should come together in the first minute. If it does not and you see dry ingredients in the bottom of the bowl, add about 1/4 cup of water. Mix dough for 5 minutes on medium speed, then turn the speed up to medium-high and mix 5 to 7 minutes more, or until dough is elastic.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm spot to rise for 1 hour.
• Dust work surface lightly with flour and scrape out dough. Weigh dough and divide into 2 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball or into oblong pointed loaves. (For oblong loaves, first shape into balls, cover with a towel or lightly with plastic and let rest for 15 minutes. Then press the dough out to a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Take the side closest to you and fold lengthwise halfway to the center of the loaf. Lightly press down to seal. Take the top flap and bring it toward you over the first fold to the middle of the loaf and lightly press down to seal. Flip over so seam is on the bottom and roll back and forth with both hands to form an oblong loaf with pointy ends. Place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and repeat with the remaining dough. Cover with a towel and place in a warm spot for one hour.)
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a pizza stone on the middle rack and a small sheet pan on bottom of the oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Have 1 cup water ready in a small cup or a glass. (If you have a large pizza stone, you can bake both loaves at once. If you have a standard home pizza stone, bake one loaf at a time and place the other loaf in the refrigerator to slow down the fermentation.) Dust a pizza peel or flat baking sheet lightly with flour, semolina or cornmeal and place one loaf on top. Using a razor blade or a moistened bread knife, make a 1/2-inch deep horizontal cut down the middle of loaf from one end to the other, or if the loaves are round make 2 slashes across top. Slide loaf onto pizza stone and close oven door. Wait 30 seconds, then open oven door quickly and pour water onto the sheet pan on the bottom of the oven to create steam. After 5 minutes take the sheet pan out of the oven. Bake for a total of 30 to 35 minutes, until loaf is dark brown and sounds hollow when you tap the bottom. Transfer loaf to a wire rack to cool completely for 45 minutes. Repeat with other loaf.

SEEDED WHOLE GRAIN LOAF

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. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

SEEDED WHOLEMEAL LOAF

Steps:

• Combine both flours in a large bowl with the yeast and 1 tsp fine salt. Mix the treacle with 250ml warm water until well combined. Stir into the flour to make a slightly sticky dough. If you need to add more water, splash it in 1 tbsp at a time.
• Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 10 mins (or in a tabletop mixer for 5-7 mins). Your dough should be smooth and elastic when it's ready. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, flip the dough over to coat it in oil, then cover with a sheet of oiled cling film. Leave in a warm place until doubled in size - this will take about 1 hr (see note, below). Lightly oil a 900g loaf tin.
• Once doubled in size, knead the dough again for 3-5 mins to knock out the air bubbles - add most of the seeds and work these into the dough as you knead. Shape the dough into an oval roughly the same length as your tin. Place in the tin and leave to prove, covered with oiled cling film, for 30-45 mins until it has nearly doubled in size again. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Gently press a finger into the loaf to check if it has had enough proving time (see tip). When it's ready, glaze the top of the loaf with the egg yolk and sprinkle over the remaining seeds. Bake in the oven for 40-45 mins until golden brown - if you tip the loaf out of the tin and tap the bottom, it should sound hollow. Leave to cool on a wire rack for at least 30 mins before slicing.

WHOLE WHEAT SANDWICH LOAF WITH FLAX, SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Soak sesame, sunflower and flax seeds covered with water overnight. Combine seeds and water with flour, malt, 1 1/8 cups water and honey. Let rest for 10 minutes. Add sourdough levain and yeast. Handknead for about 14 to 18 minutes (machine knead for 12 to 14 minutes). Add salt within the last 4 minutes. Let proof in greased bowl, covered with a damp towel, at 78 degrees, for about 2 1/2 hours or until doubled in volume. Divide dough into 3 greased loaf pans. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for about 50 minutes.

WHEAT BREAD (2 LOAVES)

Steps:

• Scald milk and cool to lukewarm.
• Add salt and shortening.
• Mix honey and yeast in mixing bowl; let stand until yeast is dissolved.
• Add milk and one half the flour.
• Beat thoroughly.
• Gradually add enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out on floured board and knead until it becomes smooth and elastic.
• This requires about 10 minutes.
• Place in slightly greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk.
• Punch down lightly and let rise again.
• Form into loaves.
• Place in greased pans.
• Allow to rise until double in bulk.
• If baked in individual loaves (one pound), bake 40 minutes at 375°.

SEEDED WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients, mix well. Let set until lukewarm.
• Mix yeast with warm water and sugar. Let set until bubbly.
• In mixing bowl combine cereal mixture, yeast mixture and all of the remaining ingredients except the bread flour.
• Using paddle attachement mix for 3-4 minutes. Change to dough hook and add bread flour. Mix for 3-4 minutes. The dough will be a little sticky. Turn out onto floured counter and knead for 3-4 minutes, adding bench flour only to prevent sticking.
• Place in greased bowl. Cover and let raise until double. Punch down, divide in half, form loaves and place in bread pans. Cover and let raise 30-40 minutes. Bake 375 degrees 25-30 minutes, until bottom of pan "hisses" when touched quickly with damp finger tip. Remove from pans, let cool on cooling rack.