Bread Tip 123 - FIVE Ways to Stick SEEDS to you Bread Dough so they Don't Fall Off

Sticking seeds to bread dough isn't as easy as just sprinkling them on the top and hoping for the best. Sure they may stick for a bit but chances are they will fall off after baking. Here are five different ways to get them to stick and stay put!

Dough Spec for five mini bloomers:

500g Strong White Bread Flour

310g Room Temperature Water

12g Fresh Yeast (7g dry)

10g Olive Oil

8 g Salt

Seeds I used:

Sesame

Poppy

Linseeds

Sunflower

Pumpkin

Method:

Dissolve yeast in water, mix all ingredients together.

8 Minutes kneading on an UNFLOURED surface

1 hour rest

Divide and preshape into five balls

15 minutes rest

SHAPE and SEED

1 hour rest/final rise

20 minutes bake at 180C Fan/356F/Gas Mark 5