OAT SUNFLOWER BREAD or SESAME OAT BREAD

3/4 cup old fashioned oats (DO NOT USE INSTANT)
1 1/4 cups very hot water, but not boiling
1/4 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
3+ cups bread flour
1/2 cup toasted sunflower seeds or toasted sesame seeds

• Using your mixer with dough hook combine the oats and hot water. Allow to stand until soft, 5 or so minutes.
• While these are cooling whisk together the warm water and yeast.
• Add the honey, oil and salt to the oats until well blended.
• Add the yeast and blend together.
• Add the wheat flour until well blended.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of the wheat flour and blend well.
• Add last 1/2 cup as needed until dough forms a smooth mass.
• Add sunflower seeds until just mixed.
• Place dough in a an oiled bowl and cover with a light cloth and allow to rise 2 hours or until double in size in a warm spot of your kitchen away from drafts.
• Punch the dough down and fold dough into itself.
• Place dough onto a lightly floured work surface . Lightly sprinkle flour over dough.
• Knead dough until all the air is worked out and you have a nice smooth mass.
• Split into two loaves.
• Cover them for 10 minutes.
• Form loaves into rectangles by folding dough into itself and eliminating excess air.
• You can either free form these or use 9×5 loaf pans. Seam side down place loaves into pans. Recover with towel.
• Set aside and let rise another hour until dough rises above the edge of the pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make diagonal cut across the top of each loaf (these allow the steam to escape).
• Bake on the center shelf in the center for 45 minutes or until golden.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Enjoy!

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