Seven Grain & Seed Bread

Name: Seven Grain & Seed Bread
Yield: Makes two 9 × 5 × 3-inch (23 × 13 × 7-cm) loaves
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off); 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 cup medium or whole grain rye flour; 4 tablespoons light brown sugar; ⅓ cup sesame seeds; ⅓ cup poppy seeds; ⅓ cup sunflower seeds; 1 cup rolled oats; 1 cup warm water, about 110°F (45°C); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened; 5 teaspoons (2 envelopes) active dry yeast; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups boiling water

Preparation info

Makes
two
loaves

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

Lots of recipes for multigrain breads simply call for adding a 5-, 7-, or 9-grain breakfast cereal to some fairly simple bread dough. This recipe goes one step further by including flavorful grains and seeds that bake into a loaf with excellent texture. The best place to shop for these ingredients is a health-food store or a supermarket that has a “bulk” foods department. Please don’t be afraid to ask for a taste of the items you purchase, especially the seeds, since they can become rancid