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Dutch bread

240 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

Delicious baked goods for the whole family. I doubt I’d be mistaken if I said that bread plays a role in the lives of all peoples on earth. Nothing else reveals their tastes and traditions quite like it does. Today I want to share a recipe for tasty Dutch sunflower-seed bread. It’s straightforward and calls for neither much time nor special skills. Follow the step-by-step recipe and take a culinary journey without leaving home. Serve cool or lightly warm.

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    Prepare the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2

    Pour water into a bowl, add sugar and dry yeast, stir, and let stand for 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3

    Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, add salt and sunflower seeds, and mix together.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4

    Make a well in the flour and pour in the yeast mixture.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5

    Knead the dough, shape it into a ball, and place it in a bowl. Cover with a lid and leave to rise for 1.5 hours. If the dough is too dense, you can add a little flour.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6

    Lightly dust the tabletop working surface with flour, knead the dough again, then roll it into a ball once more.

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7

    Lightly dust the bottom of the bowl with flour, place the dough with the “seam” facing up, and leave to proof for another 1 hour.

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8

    While the dough is proofing, prepare the bread baking pan; it should have a lid. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees and place the baking pan inside for 45 minutes.

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9

    Place the bread seam-side down in the hot baking vessel and cover with the lid. Preheat the oven to 250 °C and bake at that temperature for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200 °C and bake for another 35–40 minutes. Take precautions when working with hot cookware.

  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10

    The bread should have a golden-brown crust and attractive cracks.

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    Step 11

    Step 11

    Cool the bread completely on a wire rack.

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    Step 12

    Step 12

    Now the Dutch bread is ready to serve.

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    Step 13

    Step 13

    As always, I’ll show a cross-section of the bread: it turned out quite dense, with a fine, tight crumb, very aromatic, with appetizing bits of sunflower seeds throughout.