Pumpkin and Sunflower Seed Bread

4.91 from 32 votes

Whole wheat bread with pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds

Course Baking, Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 45

Rise Time 1 30

Total Time 2 45

Servings Loaves

Calories 152kcal

Combine water, yeast and ¼ cup of flour together
2 cups water, 4 ½ teaspoons yeast
Let mixture set for 5-10 minutes until bubbly
Add oil, honey, salt and the remaining all purpose flour. Combine
¼ cup oil, ¼ cup honey, 1 teaspoon salt
Add seeds and combine
½ cup pumpkin seeds, ¼ cup sunflower seeds
Add 2 cups of white wheat flour until dough and combine. Continue adding white wheat flour ¼ cup at a time until dough forms a ball and isn’t too sticky
2 ½ - 3 cups white whole wheat flour, 2 cups all purpose flour
Knead dough in mixer for 5-8 minutes
Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover with a piece of plastic wrap and let dough sit until double in size.
Remove wrap and gently punch dough down so it is deflated.
Divide dough into two equal pieces. Form each piece into a ball
Form each ball into loaves and place in greased loaf pans
Cover loaves and let rise for about 30 minutes

Make an egg wash by combining egg white and water
1 egg white, 1 Tablespoon water
Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with seeds
2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds, 2 Tablespoons sunflower seeds
Bake for 45 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven
Allow bread to cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pans. Continue cooling on a baking rack until fully cooled.

Tips:

Nutritional value is estimated at 1 slice when cutting each loaf into 12 slices.