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German Seed Bread Dreikernebrot

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:35:12 -0700
v119.n023.2
* Exported from MasterCook *

                     Bread, German Seed  Dreikernebrot

Recipe By     :Jennifer McGavin
Serving Size  : 12    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread                           Bread-Bakers Mailing List
                 Ethnic                          Low Fat
                 Posted

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         Dough 1:
   145               g.  whole wheat flour -- (1 1/4C)
   50                g.  dark rye flour -- (6T)
   2               tsp.  ground flaxseed
      3/8          tsp.  salt
      5/8           cup  water
                         Dough 2:
   193               g.  whole wheat flour -- (1 5/8C)
      1/4          tsp.  instant yeast
      1/2           cup  water
                         Finishing Dough:
   46                g.  whole-wheat flour -- (6T)
   5              tbsp.  sesame seeds
   5              tbsp.  sunflower seeds -- toasted
   5              tbsp.  pepitas -- pumpkin seeds, toasted
      1/2          tsp.  salt
   2               tsp.  instant yeast
   1              tbsp.  honey

This bread is thick with seeds and whole grain goodness. It can 
satisfy your craving for dense, chewy German bread. It makes use of 
overnight soaking and fermentation to unlock as much flavor out of 
the flour as possible.

Prep: 50 mins
Cook: 61 mins
Overnight fermentation: 12 hrs
Total: 111 mins
Yield: One Large Loaf

Start the bread the evening before you want to bake it. Bring all 
ingredients to room temperature. In the first bowl mix the first 5 
ingredients (Dough 1) until a soft ball forms.

For the second bowl, mix the dry ingredients together with the flour 
until a dough ball can be formed. Knead for 2 minutes, let it rest 
and knead it again with wet hands. This "sponge" will rise slightly 
before morning. This dough should be tacky.

Wrap dough 1 in plastic wrap and leave on your table overnight. Place 
dough 2 in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry 
out, and refrigerate overnight.

To Make the Finishing Dough:
In the morning, remove dough 2 from the refrigerator at least an hour 
before you use it. Cut or pinch both doughs into several pieces and 
place together in a bowl.

Sprinkle with the additional 6 tablespoons of flour. Add the sesame, 
sunflower, and pumpkin seeds, along with the salt, yeast (you may 
soften in 1 tablespoon water if it is not "instant" yeast) and honey 
and knead together for about 5 minutes.

You should have a homogeneous dough by the end of this mixing (this 
may be done with â??a stand mixer and dough hook). If it is too 
sticky (not coming off your hands or spoon), you may add a small 
amount of flour, but since whole wheat flour soaks up a lot of water, 
try to add as little as possible.

Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead for 3 minutes. Let rest 
5 minutes. â??The dough should be firm but slightly tacky (sticks to 
hands slightly).

After 5 minutes, knead again for 1 minute, form into a ball, place in 
a clean container and cover with a dish towel to let rise.

Let rise at room temperature 1 to 2 hours, or until well risen 
(almost doubled). I keep my house at 58F in the winter, so my rise 
took about 4 hours.

For a free-standing hearth loaf, shape into a round shape or oval (do 
not knead again or you will remove air), draw the surface of the 
dough from top to bottom and pinch the dough closed on the bottom. 
Place on a greased cookie sheet. Decorate top if desired (wet with 
water to stick poppy seeds, sesame seeds or cracked wheat to loaf) 
and let rise until the loaf is not quite doubled in size. This will 
take 60 minutes to 2 hours.

About 20 minutes before you bake, start preheating your oven to 500F. 
For free-standing loaf, place an old aluminum pan on the bottom rack 
and your baking rack on the next level up. See this article on using 
steam in your oven for more information.

Slash surface of bread with a sharp razor blade or very sharp knife 
to about 1/4" deep.

To bake, place cookie sheet in â??the oven, pull bottom rack with old 
pan out and pour about 2 cups of water into it. Close quickly. If you 
have a spray bottle with water, open oven after 3 and 6 minutes and 
give 10 quick squirts onto the walls of the oven. Turn oven down to 
450F after 10 minutes and bake for 30 to 40 more minutes, or until 
â??the internal temperature of the bread reaches 200F.

Allow loaf to cool completely before slicing or it will still be wet 
on the inside.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 182 Calories; 5g Fat (22.9% 
calories from fat); 7g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 
0mg Cholesterol; 159mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : 2019 - 0104