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High Protein Seed Buns

December 20, 2014 by Alexandra Daum
These easy seed buns are surprisingly simple to make, and high in protein from the seeds and whole grain flour. Inspired by the German seeded buns I grew up eating, but much easier to make!
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Several buns with seeds coating them on a baking sheet.

Guess what? We’re moving back home on Monday! The house is almost finished and looks amazing. I might post before and after pictures next week sometime when everything’s in place. Some of you might remember the house fire that happened in the summer.

I’m so happy to be back for Christmas. The place we’re in right now sucks the big one. The guys working on the house have been great, though, and got everything done in time for us to move.

Gus has been there alone for the past few months and he’ll be ecstatic to have company again. He’s really old and refuses to leave the farm. He panics when we try to get him into a car and would have been really unhappy inside all day (he refuses to be in the house longer than an hour).

We go there every day and spend time with him, and the construction guys hang out too, but I know he’s missed us and the other dogs, and I missed him too. We’re best buds. Just look at that beautiful face.

Large white dog sitting in the snow.

These seed buns are made with a blend of light and whole spelt flour, so they’re more easily digestible if you have some issues with standard wheat gluten but. They’re soft and lovely and higher in protein because of the walnuts in the bread and the seeds coating the outside.

I tried to make a much easier and less time intensive version of my favourite German seed buns, which need fermentation. They need hardly any kneading and rise beautifully, so it’s a good option if you’re not that confident with bread making. If you’re still concerned, try these no-knead buns instead.

The seed coating isn’t necessary, but it’s delicious. You can make them like I did or leave the seeds off and bake them in a high sided pan to get soft dinner buns.

Risen dough in a glass bowl.

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Yield: 12 buns

High Protein Seed Buns

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 2 ¼ tsp instant or quick yeast
  • 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
  • 1 cup non-dairy milk
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups light spelt flour
  • ½ cup ground walnuts
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ cups whole spelt flour sprouted if you can get it
  • Seeds for coating*

Instructions

  • Add the water to a large bowl and sprinkle the yeast and coconut sugar over it. Let this sit for five-ten minutes or until frothy looking.
  • Stir in the milk, olive oil, light spelt, ground walnuts, and salt. This will make a very sticky dough.
  • Add the whole spelt flour 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well with each addition. The last half cup will likely be too difficult to stir in, so mix it in with your hands.
  • Lightly flour a flat surface and knead the dough several times. You want it to be a smooth, soft dough. See here for a photo example.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a tea towel, and put the bowl in a warm place. Let the dough rise for about an hour or until doubled in size (see above).
  • Punch down the dough and form buns. Pour your seeds into shallow bowls, making sure the bottom of the bowl is fully covered. Brush water onto the buns and gently push them into the seeds to coat. Some will fall off, but don’t worry about it. You need an egg wash to get seeds to really stick.
  • Place the buns on a baking sheet to rise for another half an hour, or until doubled in size again. During this time, heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Bake the buns for 25-30 minutes or until they're lightly browned and sound hollow when tapped. If you're baking them close together for dinner buns, they'll need an extra five minutes.

Notes

Raw seeds will work better than roasted, as roasted seeds have oils on the outside that will keep them from sticking to the dough properly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bun Calories: 188kcal Carbohydrates: 28g Protein: 7g Fat: 6g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 2mg Sodium: 277mg Fiber: 4g Sugar: 4g
© Alexandra Daum
Course: Bread
Cuisine: German
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  1. Joe says

    March 4, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    How many buns will this divide into? Or how much should each approximately weigh?

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    • Alexandra Daum says

      March 5, 2021 at 7:41 am

      It should make about nine buns. I haven’t made this recipe in a long time and unfortunately can’t test right now to see what the individual weights should be.

      Reply
  2. Emma says

    June 15, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    Hello ! I’d like to cook this recipe as a loaf instead of buns. What cooking time would you recommend ? Thank you

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    • Alexandra | Occasionally Eggs says

      June 15, 2019 at 3:11 pm

      I’ve never tried this, but I’d say 50-55 minutes at the same temperature. It should sound hollow when tapped and be golden in colour. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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