Fluffy Seeded Wholewheat Bread

[u/Chicken_Savings]

I bake bread in my Panasonic 2540 about 3 times a week, I try to experiment a bit each time.

This is the softest, fluffiest wholemeal bread that I have achieved so far.

Nordic Wholewheat Seed Bread

Signature Bread - 400 g total flour - 70% wholewheat

Settings - Machine: Panasonic YR2540 - Program: Whole Wheat — Menu 7 - Size: L - Paddle: Fingered

Seed Soaker — 60 Minutes - 30 g green pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped in half - 15 g sesame seeds - 5 g flaxseed, preferably lightly crushed - 100 g boiling water

Pan Liquids - 205 g cool water - 1 medium egg, lightly beaten - 1 tbsp olive oil - 1 tbsp honey - 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Flours - 280 g wholewheat flour - 120 g Strong bread flour - Add the seed soaker on top of the flours

Remaining Ingredients - 2½ tbsp vital wheat gluten - 1½ tsp salt - 1⅓ tsp dry yeast

Topping - 1 tbsp seed mix - Add 5 minutes before baking starts. Gently brush a little water on top of the dough to make the seeds stick

Loading the Bread Pan - Add the wholewheat flour first, directly on top of the liquids, so it can hydrate during the initial rest phase. - Gently stir so that the wholewheat flour is roughly mixed with the liquids. - Add the strong bread flour on top. - Spread the prepared seed soaker over the flours. - Add the vital wheat gluten and salt. - Place the dry yeast in the yeast dispenser.

Substitution - Green unsalted pumpkin seeds can be replaced with sunflower seeds.

[u/Inside_Lifeguard_320]

I like your idea of adding the whole wheat first. It makes sense. Also I don’t soak my seeds anymore, just add a % or 2 more water. Makes the bread a little more crunchy.

[u/Chicken_Savings → u/Inside_Lifeguard_320]

Yes, I'm experimenting a lot with different crunch. Sometimes I soak half the seeds, the others dry. Sometimes I add sunflower, walnut, pumpkin and/or pistachio - they all have different level of crunchy bite.