Oat

Simply Amazing Artisan Bread

June 16, 2011
4
2 Ratings
  • Makes 1 large loaf
Author Notes

The precursor to this recipe is my famous Quinoa Pizza Dough, (well famous to me and my family, we have it once a week). And this bread has quickly become a favorite as well, eaten still warm with French salted butter, ooh la la indeed. I took the pizza dough recipe, added sesame, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds as well as some gluten free oats, subbed out the sugar for molasses and voila, a simply amazing artisan bread! —American Gastronomic

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups any GF flour blend
  • 1 cup Quinoa Flakes
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • 1/2 cup GF Oats
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons yeast granules
  • Wet Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons flax meal
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Molasses
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup additional water (warm)
Directions
  1. Grease and flour a baking sheet. Set aside.
  2. Combine all dry ingredients and thoroughly mix using a wide whisk. Set aside.
  3. Combine all wet ingredients in a stand mixer except for the 1 cup of warm water. Let wet mixture sit about 5 min to allow the flax meal to thicken.
  4. With your mixer on a low speed start to add the dry ingredients a spoonful at a time, alternating with splashes of the warm water until all dry ingredients are incorporated. The dough should be thick but not crumbly, add more or less water to achieve this consistency. This is a free standing dough, so it will need to keep its own shape.
  5. Ball up the dough as much as you can using a wide spatula in the mixing bowl and turn out onto the greased and flour baking sheet. With floured hands lightly shape the dough so that it is as uniformly round as possible. Let rise for 1-2 hours depending on your climate. The dough should about double in size.
  6. When your dough has almost doubled in size, heat your oven to 350 degrees. Again with floured hands lightly reshape into a slightly smaller dome, gently pressing out some of the rise, but do not knead. For a decorative look, brush the top of the dough with olive oil and sprinkle on a mixture of the oats and seeds.
  7. Bake for 1 hour or until completely browned. Set on a rack to cool, but enjoy while still warm.

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5 Reviews

[email protected] October 29, 2011
I have a feeling, having made this once, that it would be better baked in rolls or smaller loafs. The taste was excellent,but it's pretty dense.
 
[email protected] October 9, 2011
Tried this recipe and the bread didn't look anything like the photo here. It looked like a brain, with all the crevices showing - not smooth on top with the oven spring slash. When it went into the oven, it wasn't a smooth round ball, so I guess that's not surprising. It didn't rise, but spread out. Very dense. Not sure what went wrong. I worked the recipe as instructed. Very disappointing. Any thoughts?
 
susan G. October 9, 2011
That is not a photo of this bread. It is food52's stock photo for bread when the author hasn't submitted a photo.
 
American G. June 17, 2011
Thanks. Happy Baking Susan!
 
susan G. June 16, 2011
This sounds inspired! Have to crank on the baking soon.