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Hearth Bread

  • breads

Yield: 4 to 5 pans

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups warm water
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons Fermipan yeast
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • about 6 additional cups whole wheat flour, or enough to make a soft dough

Directions

  1. Beat the water, sunflower seeds, honey, molasses, oil, egg, 3 cups flour, and yeast for 150 strokes.
  2. Add the salt and 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, mix lightly, and let rise for 20 minutes.
  3. Add enough whole wheat flour, about 6 cups, to make a soft dough.
  4. Knead and let rise until doubled.
  5. Punch down and put into 4 to 5 pans.
  6. Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven to 300°F and bake for 27 minutes.
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Hearth Bread
3 1/2 c warm water
1/2 c sunflower seeds
1/4 c honey
1/4 c molasses
1/2 c oil
1 egg
3 c whole wheat flour
2 tbsp Fermipan yeast
Beat 150 strokes then add -
2 tbsp salt
3 1/2 c whole wheat flour
mix lightly. let rise 20 minutes.
Add enough whole wheat flour (about 6 cups) to make a soft dough. Knead. Rise until double. punch down & put in pans (4-5) Bake at 375° for 10 minutes then reduce to 300° for 27 minutes