Good Seed Bread

Name: Good Seed Bread
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 1 Loaf, 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups warm water; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons molasses; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 cups white whole wheat flour (or 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour and 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour); 1/3 cup vital wheat gluten; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon yeast; 1/2 cup whole oats (not instant) or 1/2 cup oatmeal (not instant); 1/4 cup cornmeal; 1/4 cup ground flax seeds; 1/4 cup wheat germ; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds; 2 tablespoons whole flax seeds; 1/2 cup seeds, for coating

Submitted by GinaStudySmart

"We got hooked on Dave's Killer Good Seed Bread when visiting the northwest. Since we can't get it where we live, I attempted to make my own. This version is not as heavy as Dave's, but it's GOOD! Hands-down the best home-made bread I've ever made. Hearty, yet light and delicious, this bread is FULL of goodness! Feel free to play around with the amounts and kinds of seeds and grains and post your ideas! Use whatever flours you want (whole wheat, white whole wheat, part rye, etc.) and whatever seeds you want. I have also read that making a chia seed paste (3 Tablespoons chia seeds soaked in 8 oz. water overnight) helps the bread stay moist longer. I'll try it next time and post the results. I freeze the sliced bread, so I don't have trouble with it drying out, but if you prefer to keep your bread in the pantry, it may be worth trying!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 18
Yields:: 1 Loaf
Serves:: 16

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups warm water
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 cups white whole wheat flour (or 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour and 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour)
¹⁄₃ cup vital wheat gluten
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon yeast
¹⁄₂ cup whole oats (not instant) or 1/2 cup oatmeal (not instant)
¹⁄₄ cup cornmeal
¹⁄₄ cup ground flax seeds
¹⁄₄ cup wheat germ
¹⁄₄ cup sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons whole flax seeds
¹⁄₂ cup seeds, for coating

directions

Put ingredients in bread machine in order listed, and turn onto Dough setting. OR mix dry ingredients, add wet ingredients and use heavy-duty electric mixer (or your own brute strength) to mix and knead the dough for about 10 minutes. You may need more or less flour or water to make a smooth dough that you can work with (although having it a little sticky is okay).
Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn so the greased side is on top OR spray the top with non-stick spray. Cover with a damp towel and let rise until double in bulk (about an hour).
Remove the dough from the bowl and knead a few times by hand. Flatten and then roll to shape into your loaf. This makes a LARGE loaf, so if you want a smaller loaf, make a few rolls out of some of the dough. (I can get six rolls and a somewhat smaller loaf out of one recipe.).
Combine about a half cup of seeds (use a nice variety) and oats in a wide dish.
Use a wet dish towel and roll the loaf to moisten the outside. Then press all sides of the loaf into the seeds to coat well.
Place the seed-coated loaf into your greased 8x4 (or slightly larger) loaf pan, spray with non-stick spray, cover with a damp towel and allow to rise about 40 minutes.
Place a baking dish with an inch or two of water in it in your oven. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
Place the loaf in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes until it sounds hollow.
Remove from pan and cool completely before slicing.
Freezes very well. (I slice it and freeze it.).

Questions & Replies

I've made this several times now and it always comes out great. I use half whole wheat and half white flour. I also use an egg white wash after it rises the second time to help it hold on to the seed mix better. I simplified the process by adding everything to my stand mixer in the order given and let it go for 10 minutes. It starts out a little sticky but as the flour hydrates it comes together nicely.

Anonymous
Does anyone have a recipe for the Powerseed bread?

lauriehiggins
This is actually a difficult loaf to make. I've made it four times and every time it turns out different. I find the dough is generally very wet. To mitigate against this, I measured everything and left it to sit overnight but then it was dry. On adding the gluten and some water, that was the best batch I made. I tried that approach yesterday but only left it to soak for a few hours and ended up with a stickier dough and a very different loaf. We like the bread but I like consistency in my outcomes so maybe I'll abandon this one.

Deborah B.
Hello, what can I use instead of vital wheat gluten? Thanks

Deborah B.
The Good Seed bread is delicious but to tell the truth I am old and have diverticulosis so I should not be eating nuts and seed. It smarts. I love the basic recipe but wondered what I could substitute for the seeds in the recipe. Maybe oats? I think it would still be a good recipe without the nuts. I use my Kitchen Aid mixer, too.

Ellen H.

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Reviews

This was fantastic! It looks like a great recipe for experimenting with different nuts and seeds.
Sheri K.
LOVE THIS BREAD!!! Now up front I wanna say we use Honey in place of molasses, but it turns out fantastic! Also added Chia seeds and trying other seeds as well. We have been big fans of Dave's Killer Bread, the Good Seed version. We were looking for a home recipe and my wife found this. One try and we are HOOKED! We even bought a covered 13x4x4 covered pan for the bread from Amazon, "USA Pan Bakeware Pullman Loaf Pan with Cover" But it fits perfectly in this pan and never sticks! This bread has turned out really good each of the three times we have made it so far and are going to try some neat ideas with it the next few times.. different nuts, and maybe after rolling it out tossing in a layer of cinnamon-sugar and rolling it up! But it really makes bread that, quite frankly, makes Dave's Bread kinda plain now... Dave is a good fallback if we haven't made this, but Dave could learn something from this recipe!! It's THAT Good! BTW, we mix it up using a KitchenAid 6 quart mixer that powers through the mixing quite well. Amazing to watch that dough hook turn out a nice ball of dough in a few minutes, and sooooo glad I'm not pounding out the dough by hand! Will never have to do that by hand again. (I'm Done with bread machines. Too limiting.) If you do a lot of breads, the KitchenAid is WORTH EVERY PENNY! For this bread it's made it awesome too!

ogre77
Wonderful bread! I did add 1/4 c. flour, forgot the seeds until rolling the dough into them but otherwise as written. Such light but flavorful bread. I made one loaf and five rolls. Baked the rolls for 20 min. then the loaf for 25 min. Will be making this all the time.

adopt a greyhound
Better than Dave’s bread! Loved it so much that I took Ogre77’s advice and bought the Pullman loaf pan which works flawlessly. Used half whole wheat and half high gluten bread flour and an assortment of seeds. Such a great recipe!

Anonymous
Love this recipe! So glad I decided to search for someone who had recreated Dave's Killer Bread so well. I had another recipe that I was trying to adapt, but I had no way to guess how much of the seeds to add. This was perfect. Also, agree with the others who used their KitchenAid dough hook to knead. It's perfect for making bread. I've loved that mixer for other things, but it's a godsend for making bread. I didn't add the gluten as I bought bread flour instead, which has more gluten. Like many people home a lot more now, I've learned a lot about the intricacies of baking good bread. This is my best so far.

TheOldGreyMary

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Tweaks

I didn't have black sesame seeds, and used poppy seeds. It was very good, but I'll get some black sesame seeds for next time.

Sheri K.
I don't have vital wheat gluten, but saw that it was used as a conditioner for texture rather than to help it rise, so I substituted instant mashed potato flakes. The bread was soft and very similar in texture to Dave's killer bread. Good recipe!

Antonia B.