Best Wild Rice Bread With Sunflower Seeds Recipes

WILD RICE BREAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan boil rice in 4 cups water and cook until rice is tender(approx 40-50 minutes).
• Drain and cool.
• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water and 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Add enough flour to make a thin paste.
• Set in a warm place for about 10-15 minutes.
• In a large bowl mix: 4 cups warm water.1/4 cup sugar,molasses,shortening,salt,natural bran,sunflower seeds.
• Add yeast mixture,the cooled rice,sunny boy cereal and rolled oats.
• Add approximately 10 cups white flour,( starting with less) or sufficient to make bread dough and knead the dough well.
• Let rise until double in size (about 2 hours).
• Punch down and form into loaves and again let rise until double in size.
• Bake in 375degreeF for 25-30 minutes or until bread is done. Check by tapping on the base of the loaf with knuckles. If bread sounds hollow it will be done.
• Recipe should make about 4-6 loaves depending on size and shape.
• Note; recipe can be halved using still 1 tablespoon yeast but halving all other ingredients.
• Prep time includes cooking and standing time,approx.

MINNESOTA WILD RICE BREAD

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rice to boiling water and cover. Cook over very low heat until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Stir yeast into 1/3 cup warm water and let stand 5 minutes. Stir together milk, butter, honey, salt and oats. Add cooled wild rice to milk mixture.
• Stir together rye flour, whole-wheat flour, bran and 3 1/2 cups of the unbleached flour, using a wooden spoon. Stir in milk and yeast mixture until soft dough forms. Add more of the unbleached flour as needed.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead until soft and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl and turn so that the top is greased. Let rise 2 hours. Punch dough and shape into two loaves. Place in 2 greased 9 1/2 by 5 1/2-inch pans. Let rise again, about 1 hour. Bake for 45 minutes. During last 15 minutes of baking, brush loaves with 1 beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.

WHOLE WHEAT WILD RICE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, 1 cup all-purpose flour, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat the water, milk, butter and honey to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Stir in the wild rice and enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a stiff dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two 9x5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.