To make the star shapes is quite easy as you’ll see in the video. And you can use any kind of seeds to top these loaves. Or you can even leave them out.

To know how to make this bread please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams whole wheat flour
• 500 grams A/P flour
• 3 cups lukewarm water
• 4 tsps instant yeast
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar

Tips:

• Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 2 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 220 C for 15-20 mins or until they are golden.

To know how to make this bread at home please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 225 grams or 2 medium sized potato cubed and boiled
• 2 tsp instant dried yeast
• 1/2 tsp crushed caraway seeds
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp or 25 grams butter
• 2/3 cups water from boiling potato
• extra water if needed

Tips:

• Make sure the potato has cooled down before adding it to the dough
• The potato has to be mashed very well with no lumps. So it is better to sieve it after mashing it with a fork or a masher.
• Make sure that you knead the dough long enough 10-15 mins.
• If the dough is dry you can add a little bit of water until it comes together and be a bit sticky.
• The dough need to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size between 1-2 hours.
• After shaping the dough leave to rest again for 30 mins to 1 hour in  a warm place.
• Use a sharp knife to cut slits on the surface of the loaf.
• Bake the loaf in a preheated oven at 200 C for 30-35 mins or until golden.

And because this bread is made with wholemeal flour it can make you feel fuller for longer. You can have this bread slightly toasted for breakfast drizzled with olive oil which I personally like or with butter if you like.

Seaweed bread is also easy to make and is sure to impress those who like Japanese cuisine or seafood in general.

To know how to make this bread please watch the video:

Ingredients:

• 300 grams wholemeal flour
• 200 grams AP flour
• 10 grams instant dried yeast
• 10 grams salt
• 10 grams shredded yaki nori
• 1, 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• sesame seeds to sprinkle “optional”

Tips:

• Knead the dough well before adding the seaweed.
• Add the seaweed in batches to make sure that they are distributed evenly in the dough.
• Leave the dough to rest for 1 hour. Then we form into a ball again and leave it to rest for 1 hour. Then we will form into a loaf and then leave to rest for yet another 1 hour.
• You can make slits on the loaf with a sharp knife. You can also brush it with water and sprinkle some sesame seeds.
• Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 250C for 30-45 mins or until the bread is golden.

To know how to make them watch the following video:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams whole wheat flour
• 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
• 2 tsp instant dried yeast
• 2 tsp salt

Tips:

• Water should be around 40 C.
• Make sure that you knead the dough for enough time at least 10-15 mins.
• Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until it double in size. That will take 1 – 2 hours.
• After shaping the loaves leave them to prove again in a warm place for an hour.
• You can use sesame seeds, nigella seeds or any other seeds you like to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated oven at 220 C for 15-20 mins or until they are golden.