Ingredients:

• For Dough:
• 350 g – wholemeal flour
• 150 g – white bread flour
• 7 g – dried Yeast
• 300 ml – warm water
• 170 g – Sunflower seeds
• 6 tbsp – Sunflower oil
• 2 tsp – salt
• 1 tsp – ground caraway
• 1 tsp – ground coriander
• 1 – Egg yolk (for glazing)

Method:

1. Dry roast the sunflower seeds and keep it aside.
2. Mix the flour, yeast, oil, salt and spices to form a smooth dough. Knead in the sunflower seeds, saving 2 tbsp later for the topping. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place.
3. Take the dough, punch the air back, divide it into two balls. Make it flat like a circle, cover the dough and allow it to rise for another 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius.
5. Take a pie cutting ring, make it wet and press it in the middle of the loaf. Make 7 to 8 long cuts towards the middle of the loaf from the outer edge using a sharp knife.
6. Whisk the egg yolk with 1 tsp of water and brush it on top of the loaf. Sprinkle the rest of the sunflower seeds in the middle of the bread.
7. Place a fire proof cup with cold water onto the floor of the oven. Bake the bread in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes.
8. Recipe courtesy: Taste of Pearl City

Recipe courtesy of Ayeesha Riaz