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The Trick for Seeded Artisan Breads

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Is there a trick to sticking those seeds? Indeed there is, and it’s as simple as rocking a baby! Just wrap and rock. The real trick is a damp towel. I learned this technique from a post on Food 52 and it works every time. For rolls or a whole loaf, just generously coat a dampened towel with your choice of seeds, wrap the rolls or loaf and gently rock back and forth. The slight pressure and dampness adhere the seeds.

Use any bread dough you choose — yeast dough, sourdough, and of course I recommend my yeast water doughs and Easiest No Knead Artisan Bread. It just needs to be a dough that holds shape when formed; then you can ‘stick’ the seeds after the final proof just before baking.

Now breeze through the quicky demo or the photos below. You’ve got this!

Working with dough that is proofed, shaped and ready for baking, place on a floured work surface. Cut into eighths with a plastic or metal dough scraper (I use plastic so it doesn’t cut my board, but metal cuts the dough easier.)
Use the dough scraper to separate the wedges as they will want to puff and stick together. Have a water spritzer ready for dampening the dough.
Wet a linen or thin towel with water and squeeze out. Sprinkle the center of the towel liberally with seeds. About 1/2 cup total for 8 rolls. Transfer two to four dough wedges at a time onto the towel. Spritz tops of rolls with water.
Gently wrap the towel around the dough and with one hand under the dough (like a baby’s bottom!) lightly rock back and forth.
The dough should look like this after rocking. If needed, turn the dough over and repeat the rocking to fully cover with seeds.
Place on baking sheet and bake! Parchment isn’t necessary but I always use it for simpler clean-up.
Bake 425F convection or conventional for 18-20 minutes until well browned, turning pan 180 degrees after 10 minutes. Use the same seeding procedure for a whole loaf, following loaf baking instructions in my recipes.

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  1. susan | the wimpy vegetarian says

    November 13, 2021 at 11:22 am

    What a great (and EASY) way to get those great seeds to stick! Food52 is truly and fountain of information! Thanks for sharing this with us.

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    • Rosemary Mark says

      November 14, 2021 at 7:01 pm

      The method works like magic, and now I can’t find the link on Food52. Which IS a wealth of good food info!

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