Molasses Seed Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. let sit until frothy ~10 minutes.
• 2 add oil, molasses, and whole wheat flour and mix until full incorporated.
• 3 slowly add all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and salt. i usually use about 1.75 cups of the ap flour.
• 4 add in seeds.
• 5 knead in a mixer about 10 minutes, or longer if you’re kneading by hand.
• 6 place into a greased bowl and let rise until double, about 1.5 hours.
• 7 deflate the dough and let rise again until double, about 50 minutes.
• 8 deflate dough and flatten with a rolling pin into a long rectangle, about 8 inches wide.
• 9 slowly roll the dough into an 8″ wide log, squeezing out all the excess air as you go.
• 10 pinch seams together and place seam side down into a 8x4" loaf pan.
• 11 let rise about 30 minutes in loaf pan and preheat oven to 350.
• 12 bake about 35-40 minutes.