In this one I topped it with a mix of pumpkin and sunflower seeds before baking.You can do this with any seeds, just sprinkle a little water on the bread before baking, sprinkle seeds on top and press very lightly onto the bread.
300g wholemeal flour
200g plain white flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp dried yeast
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons oil
225 ml warm water
Preheat the oven to 190°C
First activate the yeast by mixing it with the warm (NOT HOT - 1 part boiling to 2 parts cold) water, and the honey. Stir and let sit for 2/3 minutes and you will see little bubbles/foam on the top.
By Hand:
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in the middle and pour in the oil and the yeasty water mixture. mix together with your hands till you have a dough. Take out the bowl and knead for 30 minutes until it bounces back when you punch into it. Put it back in the bowl and let it rise for 30 mins.
Bread Machine:
This is what I normally do. Put all ingredients in the bread machine and set on dough setting. When finished take out.
Final for both hand and machine methods.
Give the dough another 5 mins kneading and place in a lightly oiled loaf tin. Place a tea towel over the top to keep it warm and allow to sit for 30 minutes - It will rise a lot at this stage!
Remove tea towel (yes that's obvious but I still thought I better say)
Place in oven (you can sprinkle seeds on top first if you wish as explained at the top). Bake for about 25 minutes. To test bread - remove from the tin and turn over, give it a light tap with your finger and if it sounds hollow its good. If not stick it back in for 5 minutes. But mine are always good at 25 mins.
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