Overnight Multi-Seeds Bread | The Easiest Bread To Make
By Elin Chow - Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Photo By: Elin Chow
I love eating bread and making them as well. Bread making is a daunting task, but it is one of the most rewarding experience too. I made my first bread after stumbling upon this overnight bread recipe online. It was a success and the bread I made was so good. So, I would recommend this recipe to anyone who love bread but do not have much time to make it.
Making this bread is fairly easy. There are no special ingredients, equipment or techniques needed to make this bread, and all you need is time. You will need 24 hours to make this bread, but much of this is unattended waiting. It only takes you 5 to 10 minutes to prepare the dough. Once that is done, the dough will sit in the fridge and bake the next day.
I admit that it is a little time consuming, but it does not really takes much effort to make. I actually prefer making my own bread because it is healthier and cheaper.
1. Ingredients
- 250g all purpose flour / bread flour
- 3.75g active dry yeast
- 15g sugar
- 3g salt
-160 ml water
- 1 tbsp oil
- 40g seeds (I am using sunflower seeds and walnuts. But you can use any seeds you like)
2. Warm the milk
3. Activate the yeast
4. Combine the ingredients
5. Mix the ingredients
6. Shape the dough
7. Add in seeds mixture
Flatten the dough with the palm of your hand into an oval shape and add in the seeds mixture.
8. Knead until well combined
9. Store overnight in fridge
I usually make the dough around 9.00 to 10.00 pm at night. Making the dough only takes about 5 to 10 minutes. After the dough is made, put it in a sealed container and let it rest in room temperature for about 45 minutes before letting it sit overnight in the fridge for at least 12 to 24 hours.
10. Shape the dough the next day
At this stage, the dough should smell pleasantly sour with a slightly yeasty smell. It actually smell a little like alcohol too. This is because during fermentation, yeast and bacteria within the dough will feed off the sugars in the flour, producing carbon dioxide, alcohol and acids, which helps to develop distinctive flavour within the bread. But don't worry. The alcohol will evaporate after you bake the dough.
After the dough has warmed up, shape it to whatever shape you like and let it rest for 30 minutes. Once you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 190ºC and bake it for 15 minutes.
11. Ready to bake
Please note that homemade bread does not last very long in the house because it contains no addictive. I recommend finishing it in 2 or 3 days after making it.
