Bread with honey and sunflower seeds

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 300 g wheat flour
• 200 g rye flour
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp spice mix (anise, coriander, fennel, total)
• 1 packet of dry yeast
• 150 ml buttermilk
• 350 ml water, lukewarm
• 160 g sunflower seeds
• 1 tbsp honey (summer blossom honey)

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

Sift the flours into a large bowl. Add salt, yeast (do not dissolve!), honey, seeds, and spices and mix well. Knead with water and buttermilk (if necessary, using the dough hook on a hand mixer). Let rise for half an hour, then stir and let rise for another half an hour. Pour the finished dough into a 30 x 10 cm bread pan (or an oblong cake pan) and place in an oven preheated to 200°C. It’s best to add a small bowl of water. After 30 minutes, brush the bread with the hot water and let it bake for another half hour. When the bread is in the oven, brush it with the hot water again—don’t skimp! You can add any type of grain, kernel, nut, honey, and oil. You can also adjust the flour proportions as desired. However, keep an eye on the total amount, as otherwise there’s a risk that the bread won’t rise properly.