Black Sesame Nutritional European Bread

Flavor: Other; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.

Detailed Steps for Making Black Sesame Nutritional European Bread

Proofing basket for fermentation

Prepare all ingredients

Add all dry ingredients into the bread machine bucket (East Ling T15W) and then add water

Start the kneading function to knead the dough until smooth, this step only takes 5 minutes

Add vegetable oil and continue kneading the dough until fully mixed

Shape the dough into a round ball and let it ferment in the bread machine bucket

Start the fermentation function and select 35 minutes

First bake the nuts at 150 degrees Celsius for 8 minutes, then add wheat germ and bake for an additional 2 minutes

After baking, let it cool

For the fermented dough, poke a hole with your finger and if it doesn’t shrink back, it’s ready for fermentation

Gently press the dough to release air

Spread the baked nuts and wheat germ on top

Then wrap it up

Knead into a round shape, knead a few more times to evenly distribute the nuts

Shake the proofing basket with a little flour, coat it evenly, then pour out the excess

Place the smooth side of the kneaded dough facing down in the proofing basket

Place a cup of warm water in the oven with the dough, close the door, and let it ferment until doubled in size

At this point, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius top heat and 150 degrees Celsius bottom heat for 10 minutes

Use a bread knife to cut your preferred pattern on the dough

Place in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius top heat and 150 degrees Celsius bottom heat for 30 minutes, spray some water into the oven with a spray bottle to create moisture

Baking in progress

Once baked, transfer to a cooling rack to cool

Finished product

Finished product

Finished product

Finished product