Porcupine Bread
A homemade bread recipe for Porcupine Bread.
Ingredients
- 1 package dry yeast
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
In large mixer bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups bread flour, rolled oats, yeast, sugar, and salt, mix well.
- 2
Heat buttermilk, water, and oil until warm.
- 3
Add to flour mixture.
- 4
Blend at low speed until moistened, beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
- 5
By hand, gradually stir in raisins, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and enough remaining flour to make a firm dough.
- 6
Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes (dough may be slightly sticky).
- 7
Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover, let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour (30 minutes for rapid rise yeast).
- 8
Punch down dough.
- 9
Form into loaf shape and place in a greased 9" x 5" bread pan. Cover, let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour (30 minutes for rapid rise yeast).
- 10
Brush top of loaf with egg wash (1 egg blended with 1 tablespoon water). Sprinkle additional sunflower and sesame seeds on load.
- 11
Bake at 375 F for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown. Remove from pan, cool.