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Flax Seed and Pepita Bread

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 06/04/2012Updated: 06/16/2021

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Overhead front view of loaf of flaxseed and pepita bread with end cut off.

Homemade flax seed and pepita bread is flavorful, crunchy, and easy to make in a breadmaker!

Overhead view of partially sliced loaf of pepita bread on wooden cutting board. One slice on small black plate with square of butter.

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, one other “goodie” of our choice, as well as some other really great stuff. 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 hormones got the best of me and I ran (okay, walked…do you know how much energy it takes to run?) to the closet and grabbed the….bread machine.

gasp!

Front view of partially sliced loaf of bread on wooden cutting board.

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. Looked and tasted great. I’m really not sure how this bread turned out so well. Just got lucky, I suppose. I will not give up, though. I will master baking with yeast. I WILL.

Thankfully, both Red Star Yeast and King Arthur Flour have some great online resources that I know I will be utilizing to help me master this skill. King Arthur Flour’s website has over 2,000 recipes to get you started!

Note: If you don’t have a bread machine, the link on the recipe for allrecipes.com leads to the original recipe. In the comments section, there are lots of comments from people who did not use a bread machine, if you want some 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!

Front view of partially sliced loaf of bread on wooden cutting board.
Recipe

Get the Recipe: Flax Seed and Pepita Bread

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
1 loaf
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Homemade flax seed and pepita bread is flavorful, crunchy, and easy to make in a breadmaker!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/3 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup flax seeds
  • 1/2 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.
  • Tastes great toasted!

Notes

  • Adapted from allrecipes.com.
  • Substitute sunflower seeds for pepitas, if desired.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 248kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 218mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 6g

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.

© Author: Rachel Gurk
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Closeup front view of half slice of bread on small brown plate with pat of butter on bread.

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.

Overhead view of bread on board, plate with slice, wooden cutting board, blue striped cotton towel, and bread knife.

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. 

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  1. Kristin says

    June 9, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    This bread looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it!

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  2. Agata says

    June 9, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    I love to make bread!

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  3. Matt says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Looks great. I’ve never used flax seed but I’ve got some coming from KAF so I may try this recipe out!

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  4. Becca says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Gotta try this recipe tonight!

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  5. katherine d says

    June 6, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    i love King Arthur products – their bread flour is the only kind i’ll use

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  6. marydz says

    June 6, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Recipe and bread look so good. Love to bake and the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread is worth it all!!!

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  7. Donna @ Cookistry says

    June 6, 2012 at 3:48 am

    That’s a nice looking loaf – and I love the addition of the pepitas! Love the photos with the butter, too.

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  8. Amanda Paige says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    I have been wanting to try some new bread recipes!

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  9. Amy says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    The bread looks great. There really is nothing better than warm bread straight from the oven with a thin layer of butter!

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  10. Katie says

    June 5, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I love browsing though the King Arthur Catalog and their recipes are great.

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  11. Lee says

    June 5, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    This looks amazing! I love the idea of putting in pepitas.

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  12. Carol says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    I love flax seed and your bread looks delicious!

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  13. Valerie says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Num! This bread looks delicious!

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  14. Debby says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Thanks for the inspiration to try my bread machine again!

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  15. Crunchy Con Mommy says

    June 5, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Bread machines sound amazing! I usually use my kitchenaid mixer and let it do pretty much all the kneading, but I am a control freak, so I like doing the last bit of kneading myself to make sure the texture is right, and making sure it rises enough, which varies a lot depending on the temperature around here, and bakes long enough, which can vary too. Just not sure I could trust a bread machine, lol.

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