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Heart of Winter Loaf

This bread has a soft, tender interior with a toothsome, seedy crust. It is ideally suited for delicious sandwich fillings or savory or sweet toast spreads.
Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Course: breads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 loaves

Ingredients

  • cups All purpose flour
  • cups Whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup Oat flour
  • cup Flax seed meal
  • 2 tsps Yeast Instant
  • 2 tbsps Sugar
  • tsps Salt
  • 1½ ~ 1¾ cups water Lukewarm
  • 2 tbsps Almond Soy milk or (for topping)
  • 2 tbsps Sesame seeds poppy seeds ,

Instructions

  • Combine all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oat flour, flax seed meal, yeast, sugar, salt and add 1½cups of water. Mix and knead to form a smooth, sticky dough. Add more water if needed.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise for about an hour or until it gets very puffy.
  • Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a 10" oval loaf. Place the loaves on parchment paper. Cover the loaves and allow them to rise for about 90 minutes, or until they've increased in size by about one-third.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F, thirty minutes before baking with a baking stone in the middle of the oven.
  • Brush the loaves with almond/ soy milk (or 1 egg white whisked) and sprinkle with the seeds. Slash each loaf diagonally three times.
  • Transfer the loaves on parchment to the hot stone and bake them for 25~30 minutes or until the interior registers 200°F on digital thermometer.
  • Remove the loaves from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool before slicing.

Notes

Also linking this to Valli's 'Cooking from Cookbook ChallengeFebruary -- Week 3'.
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