Grandma's Whole Wheat Sunflower Honey Oatmeal Bread
My Grandmother's recipe for a delicious honey oatmeal bread made with whole wheat flour and sunflower and flax seeds. Perfect for breakfast when slathered with your favorite topping!
Servings 12 slices
Calories 186cal
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups almond milk (or regular milk)
- 3 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons melted butter (melted coconut oil will also work)
- 2 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour, plus more if necessary
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 3 tablespoons flaxseed meal
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- Extra oats, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds, for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Heat milk in a small saucepan over low heat until milk is warm (about 115 degrees F). Remove from pan, stir in oats, yeast and honey. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until yeast begins to foam.
- Next, stir in melted butter (or oil). Add in whole wheat flour, salt and cinnamon and mix with a spoon until a dough begins to form. Add in sunflower and flaxseed meal and gently mix into the dough. Place dough onto a well-floured surface and knead the dough with your hands for 8-10 minutes. Another option is to use the dough hook on your electric mixer to knead the dough (I prefer this method).
- Form dough into a ball and place in a large, oil-or butter greased bowl, turning the dough over to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and allow the dough to rise for a little over an hour, or until doubled in size.
- Lightly butter or grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan. After dough has risen, knead it just a few more times (about 1 min) then shape dough into a loaf and place in prepared pan, tucking the ends in. Cover the loaf with plastic wrap and a towel and allow it to rise again for another hour, or until the loaf has risen to the brim of the pan.
- Once dough has risen again, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Beat egg in small bowl and brush over the top of the dough. (Please note that you won't need to use all of the egg wash, but only a small amount.) Sprinkle a few more oats and sunflower seeds on top of the dough. You can also add sesame seeds if you'd like!
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until loaf is golden brown on top and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom of the pan. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, then remove bread from pan and place on wire rack to finish cooling for at least 2 hours. Do not cut the bread before it is completely cooled. Bread should be wrapped tightly and stored at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 186cal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 6.5g