Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Dez's Nutty Bread takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Dez's Nutty Bread takes 20 minutes to cook.

Dez's Nutty Bread makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Dez's Nutty Bread are:

Ingredients
? 1 pouch - active dry yeast
? 2 tbsp - white sugar
? 2 cups - warm water (110?F -115?F)
? 1 tsp - sea salt
? 2 cups - all-purpose flour
? 3-4 cups - whole wheat flour
? 3 tbsp - unsalted sunflower seeds
? 3 tbsp - unsalted pumpkin seeds
? 2 tbsp - toasted sesame seeds
? Lard or cooking spray (for bread pans)
? Olive oil (for coating bowl)

Tools
? Stand mixer
? Silicone spatula
? Whisk
? Large bowl
? Clean tea towel
? 2 bread pans
? Measuring cups
? Measuring spoons
? Wire racks
? Thermometer (for water

Here is how you make Dez's Nutty Bread:

Directions1. Pour warm water and sugar into mixer bowl. Mix with whisk until sugar has dissolved. Pour yeast into water/sugar mixture mix well and let soak (proof) for ten minutes.2. After yeast soak turn mixer speed to 2 and begin adding white flour 1/2 cup at a time until well blended. Stop mixer occasionally to scrape the sides with silicone spatula.3. Begin adding seeds until well mixed.4. Add whole wheat flour 1/2 cup at a time waiting until each addition is well blended before adding more. Stop adding when dough cleans the sides of the bowl.5. Mix dough on setting 4 for about 8 minutes. While the dough is mixing coat the bottom of a large bowl with olive about 1 tbsp depending on the size of your bowl.6. Stop mixer and shape dough into a ball. Place dough into the oiled bowl and turn once to coat it with the oil.7. Cover the bowl a clean, damp tea towel and place in a warm area of your home. Let dough rise untouched for 1 hour.8. Coat 2 bread pans with lard or cooking spray and set aside.9. Once the dough has risen put the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 4 minutes until all the air has been worked out of it. Cut the cough into equal portions, shape into logs and place in bread pans.10. Cover with the damp tea towel and let the dough rise until about 1 inch above the rim of the pans (about 20 minutes)11. Pre-heat oven to 320?F place rack in lowest position.12. Place the bread pans in the oven and let bake for 20 minutes or until tops are a golden brown. 13. Place bread (still in the pans) on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and rub butter or margarine over the top crust of the loaves and let completely cool on the wire racks.Serving Size: Makes 2 loaves - about 12 slices eachNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEZNCHRISTINA.

The nutritional information for Dez's Nutty Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 139.1

• Total Fat: 4.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 107.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 4.0 g