Flax Seed and Pepita Bread
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Homemade flax seed and pepita bread is flavorful, crunchy, and easy to make in a breadmaker!
I’ll be the first to admit that I need some practice with baking with yeast.
King Arthur Flour and Red Star Yeast sent me some really great stuff to play around with, including plenty of flour, flax seed, flax meal, yeast, great loaf pans, an awesome bread knife, and a dough whisk. Have you ever tried a dough whisk? I’ll never use a spoon again!
I have a confession to make though. The dough whisk was not used for this bread. After a couple of failed attempts at bread and rolls, my frustration got the best of me. I walked to the closet and grabbed my bread machine.
gasp!
Baby steps, folks. I’ll get there eventually. My mom said, “So you made the dough in the bread maker and baked it in the oven?”
Nope!
Into the bread maker the individual ingredients went, and out came this bread. It looked and tasted great.
Thankfully, both Red Star Yeast and King Arthur Flour have some great online resources that I’ve utilized since to help me master this skill.
In the comments section, there are lots of comments from people who did not use a bread machine, if you want some helpful tips.
The changes I made to the recipe include using white whole wheat flour instead of whole wheat bread flour, and substituting pepitas for sunflower seeds.
Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 ½ cups bread flour
- 1 ⅓ cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- ½ cup flax seeds
- ½ cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
Instructions
- Put all ingredients (except pepitas) into the pan of your bread machine in the order recommended in the manual.
- Select basic white cycle and press start. When the timer beeps during the knead cycle, add pepitas.
- Smell the wonderful scent of bread baking, and don’t stress about it, because it is going to turn out beautifully.
- Allow to cool before slicing. Tastes great toasted!
Notes
- Substitute sunflower seeds for pepitas, if desired.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Verdict: Love this stuff! It tastes great toasted and also tastes so delicious fresh out of the bread maker.
Husband’s take: I told him it has flax seeds and pepitas in it and he looked at me and said, “Why did you have to tell me that?” However, he still tried it (shocking!) and when I asked him if he liked it, he said, “Yeah, I actually do! It is really filling.”
Changes I would make: None.
Difficulty: If you use a bread machine, it doesn’t get much easier.
Disclosure: Red Star Yeast and King Arthur Flour sent me free ingredients and baking tools to use to create a recipe. I was not monetarily compensated for a positive review or any of the good things I have said about them. Opinions are, as always, 100% my own.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I love that you used your bread machine lol. I agree… baby steps. Whatever makes your life easier :)
Bridget says
Yum! Your bread looks delicious!
Linda S. says
I’ve used a bread machine to make just the dough (like for panettone) and baked it in the oven, and have also finished bread in the bread machine. Great that you highlighted both options for this recipe.
Lesa @Edesia's Notebook says
This bread looks so good, Rachel! I am in the same boat with you on the whole yeast bread thing, but I don’t have a bread machine, so we go without freshly baked bread around here. I need to get my butt in gear and start trying some!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
This looks great! I have a bunch of pepitas and I will be baking them into the next batch of bread that I make, great idea.
amanda @ fake ginger says
Oooh, I love a seedy bread! I think I would eat this entire loaf in one go. It looks awesome and you did a fantastic job!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
Flax seeds + pepitas + bread = deliciousness. Going to have to make this myself pretty soon!
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
I definitely need more practice baking with yeast…this would be super helpful! :)
Jessica L. says
This bread looks so good! I’m still figuring out how to work with yeast too, so I’d love some things to practice with :)
diabeticFoodie says
Love pepitas! Great idea to use them in bread.
sandy says
Love King Arthur products and site. Utilize recipes all the time. Don’t feel guilty using a bread machine!
Use mine all the time and my family loves it! I use to knead and proof and then cook in oven. Perfect bread everytime!!!
Susan 30A EATS says
Wow, that looks delish! Always wanted a bread machine, but I would be the size of Texas! Great post and a great giveaway! Excited for you & family with the new one on the way!
Patricia says
Yummy~The bread looks amazing. King Arthur make great products. Thanks. I do like the Rafflecopter.
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
I love pretty much anything from King Arthur Flour :) What an awesome giveaway! And this bread? I want to steal a slice through the screen right now….
amy marantino says
vanilla and cinnamon pancakes
Rachel says
Oops! My fault, Amy! You must have been confused by how a pancake comment related to this post. Forgot to edit the rafflecopter. Still learning! Don’t worry though, this entry still counts :)