Flax and Sunflower Seed Bread for Bread Machines

Years ago, a reader submitted this super easy bread machine recipe. It’s a sunflower seed bread that’s also infused with flaxseeds and made with part wheat flour for a more wholesome touch. It’s perfect for breakfast toast or sandwiches. Unlike many breadmaker recipes, this sunflower seed bread doesn’t call for any milk powder. You can use dairy-free milk beverage in place of the water, but it isn’t necessary. The loaf will still turn out tender and flavorful.

Sunflower Seed Bread without a Bread Machine

Yes, you can make this dairy-free loaf without a bread machine, too! Use the same ingredients, but follow these instructions:

• Whisk together the bread flour, salt, and yeast.
• Add the water, melted buttery spread or oil, sweetener, and flaxseed and stir to combine.
• Add the wheat flour, 1/3 cup at a time, kneading as it become thick.
• Knead the dough for 7 to 10 minutes. It should become smooth and elastic.
• Cover the dough with a light cloth or loose plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm draft free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch the dough down and let it rest for 5 minutes.
• Shape and place the dough in a greased and floured large loaf pan or two smaller loaf pans.
• Sprinkle sunflower seeds on the loaf.
• Cover and let the dough rise until doubled again, about 1 hour.
• Bake the bread at 350ºF until golden and the loaf sounds hollow when thumped on the bottom. This is usually around 30 minutes.

Special Diet Notes: Sunflower Seed Bread

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, optionally vegan, and vegetarian.

Contributed

Flax and Sunflower Seed Bread for Bread Machines

5 from 2 votes

The seed infusion and topping adds nutrition to this loaf, and provides a heartier finish. It's perfect for wheat and multi-grain bread lovers.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Servings: 1.5 pound loaf

Course: Baking, Bread

Cuisine: American

Calories: 129

Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ⅓ cups water
• 2 tablespoons dairy-free buttery spread or your favorite baking oil
• 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 1 ½ cups bread flour
• 1 ⅓ cups whole wheat bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• ½ cup ground flaxseed
• ½ cup shelled sunflower seeds

Method

 

1. Place all ingredients (except sunflower seeds) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Select the basic white cycle for a 1 1/2 pound loaf and press start.
3. Add the sunflower seeds when the alert sounds during the knead cycle.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice (1/16 loaf)Calories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 20.8gProtein: 3.8gFat: 3.5gSaturated Fat: 0.5gSodium: 160mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 3.8g

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