Sunflower Whole Spelt Bread

A hearty and nutritious loaf of homemade spelt sandwich bread dotted with roasted sunflower seeds, which gives it a nutty taste and unique texture. The bread uses a mix of white and whole spelt flour, along with a significant amount of sunflower seeds. It’s perfect for lunch or toasted with butter and honey for breakfast.


365 ml Lukewarm water 1 tbsp Molasses 1 package / 7 g Active dry yeast 250 g Wholemeal spelt flour 250 g Spelt bread flour ¾ tsp Sea salt 2 tbsp Olive oil 100 g Toasted unsalted sunflower seeds plus extra for form and topping 1 Egg white

Dissolve molasses in lukewarm water in the bowl of your mixer and sprinkle dry yeast over the top. Let yeast activate until it forms a creamy layer on top of the water, about 5 minutes.
Add in spelt flours and stir with a dough hook until everything comes together, then add the sunflower seeds, salt and olive oil, knead until it forms a smooth, elastic ball that pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and leave in a warm place for the dough to double in size, which will take about an hour.
Brush a 25x11x10 loaf pan with a little olive oil and sprinkle the bottom and sides with sunflower seeds.
Turn out the dough onto a lightly oiled work surface and roll out the dough into a rectangle, about 22x35cm, and from 22cm-side roll it up and pinch ends together. Place it into the prepared loaf pan.
Allow the bread rise, covered, for 45-60 minutes or until the dough has filled the whole loaf pan. Brush the top with egg white and sprinkle some more sunflower seeds on top.
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Bake the bread in the middle of hot oven for 40-45 minutes. Allow bread to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a baking rack to cool completely.

7 comments:

Tom 16/3/26 12:37: ...Angie, what a treat!
🌺JoAnna🌺 16/3/26 12:42: Delicious! Polish: pyszny chlebek!
David M. Gascoigne, 16/3/26 13:11: Looks really good, Angie. I bought some sourdough bread locally yesterday and it is terrific.
eileeninmd 16/3/26 13:28: Looks delicious Angie! Thanks for sharing!
Take care, enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!
ellie 16/3/26 14:31: Looks so tempting! Yum!
Caitlin&Megan 16/3/26 14:32: So beautiful! & delightful!
Margaret D 16/3/26 14:39: That looks delicious, Angie. Haven't used or had molasses for years.