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This quick bread, studded with sunflower seeds, inside and out, uses whole wheat flour and wheat germ for a healthy and tasty treat. It is definitely good warm with some butter, but it’s best when allowed to cool completely. This quick bread has a lovely, nutty flavor with a hint of sweetness which makes it perfect for both sweet and savory spreads. Try a slice smeared with cream cheese, topped with sliced cheese, or as a breakfast treat with your favorite jam or preserves.
This is a very easy recipe, and because it’s a quick bread, it doesn’t require any yeast or rising time. It bakes for about an hour and is perfect for breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner time!
I found this in a book I checked out from the library, gotta love that! A very tasty addition to my recipe files. :) I will be making this again!
Sunflower Whole Wheat Quick Bread
adapted from Tate’s Bake Shop Cookbook
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup roasted sunflower seeds plus a handful extra for top of bread
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
coarse salt for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 375 F. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with cooking spray. Place prepared pan on a baking sheet and set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together both flours, wheat germ, both sugars, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in 1 cup of sunflower seeds.
In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs and the melted butter, whisk just until combined. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Mixture will be thick and sticky (like the consistency of cooked oatmeal that needs some milk added to it).
Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with sunflower seeds and coarse salt. Place baking sheet with loaf pan into the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes (mine was 55) or until the loaf is browned and sounds hollow when tapped.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
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wow this is so cool looks very tasty
This is my kind of bread and I love how quick it comes together! Beautiful and hearty, yum!
MMM I love nutty breads like this.
this looks so nice !
That looks great Amanda! I am hopeless with yeast breads, but quick breads I can master! Am printing this out!
Delicious! Excellent bread to implement into sandwiches, I will use it, rich in fiber and flavor!
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Thanks!
You had me at quick. I can't believe it's a no yeast bread. And I can't wait to make it. I just need the sunflower seeds and I think I'm out of whole wheat flour (but I may try white whole wheat). Great one, Amanda. And congrats again on FG.
I'm starting to like whole wheat grainy breads- and it's not because they're healthy! This looks really good…..I've never made bread without yeast before. Does it taste the same as yeasted breads?
Looking forward to hearing what you think Katrina!
Von – the flavor is similar, but the texture is that of a quick bread, like banana bread, only not moist like a quick bread. Kind of hard to explain. :)
This looks like a delicious recipe! I love the sunflower sprinkling!
I love this recipe! Thanks Amanda!
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I love quick breads and this looks nice and healthy too. A must try!
There's nothing like homemade bread, and this looks great!
This is my kinda bread. I LOVE seeds especially in bread. Thanks for passing along another great recipe!
~ingrid
Just pulled a loaf out of the oven. The recipe doesn't say when to add the seeds on the top, so I didn't because I didn't want them burning in the oven. But there are plenty in the bread with just one cup.
I probably didn't wait long enough to cut it, so it was falling apart, but really good with melting butter and honey! Yum! Mine is very craggy topped.
I've never seen a whole wheat quick bread before. Great idea! I'll take mine for breakfast with jam please.
You had me at "top with fresh cheese!" Looks delicious Amanda!
just saw your bread recipe Looks wonderful, Just wish I had buttermilk home, can I substitute soy milk?
That looks delicious!! And no yeast! I might give it a try!
Thank you everyone!! :)
Anonymous – I'm not sure about the soy milk, why not give it a try and let us know how it works? You can make your own buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon or vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk. :)
Sounds pretty healthy and looks beautiful and delicious!
Hello! Just found your blog and I must say you make some absolutely amazing food! I am a new follower!!
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This looks delicious! 1 whole cup of sunflower seeds! wow!
Do you think this would work in my breadmaker on my dough setting?
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hi Amanda, I just made your sunflower whole wheat bread and it turned out great…except the loaf that I burned! LOL! :)
I made a stupid, stupid mistake by setting the cooked loaf of bread on a hot burner on my stove. (I had forgotten to shut it off)Well…I ended up having to throw away half of loaf of this beautiful bread. :( It could have been a lot worse though. :)
Anyway, thanks again for the recipe! :)
Anyway, thanks so much for the recipe! I'm hardly waiting to make it again!
I'm so glad you tried it and liked it Sheila! Don't feel too badly about the burner. I think sometimes these things happen as gentle reminders to us. Years ago I had set my favorite cookbook down on the stovetop to answer the phone. I didn't realize the electric burner was still on and ended up destroying the front and back cover of my book. My dad bought me a new one for Christmas ;)
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I had a bag of sunflower seeds so I made 2 loaves and have sufficient seeds left over to make another one. This bread is terrific and so easy to make. It has wonderful texture. However, after baking the first loaf, I thought it needed a little more liquid so I increased the the buttermilk by about 1/2 cup for the second one and it came out of the oven looking perfect (#1 dough was stiffer and the loaf looked a bit lumpier than #2 – it tasted fine though. I am wondering if I could freeze the bread. I will make this again.
That’s awesome Mary, so glad you liked it! I don’t see why you couldn’t freeze it.
Hi,
Did you make one or two loaves? I thought I came across this recipe elsewhere where it says it makes two loaves. Seems like a lot of ingredients for one pan. I may give it it try, but thinking of halving it it or making it into muffins. Do you think it would work for muffins?
Thanks,
Jan
This makes one 9×5 loaf. I can’t imagine it wouldn’t work for muffins, just make sure to adjust the baking time! :)
Do you think I could add pumpkin seeds to this recipe? Half pumpkin seeds and half sunflower seeds…