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This recipe was so simple and easy and turned out great! Thank you Taste Recipes.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"11\/29\/2012 22:43","GUID":"7965678b99304478830643568c24ac8a","MemberId":6999312,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"ELAINELIGHT1","SubmittedDate":"11\/29\/2012 22:42"},{"Comment":"
Definately the best bread I have ever tasted. It can be compromised with flaxseed meal instead of the wholewheat flour, for more health. Rising is easy, it is a very heavy dough, just use a steamy bath for the bowl to rise!<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"02\/20\/2012 14:53","GUID":"e59e7a7ab9b84b20bae7e1bdc861934c","MemberId":6539979,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"KTownsend1","SubmittedDate":"02\/20\/2012 22:19"},{"Comment":"
Best recipe of all time. No worries about rising the bread for a long time if you use a pan of steaming water underneath the bowl. Make sure to oil the bowl so the ball of dough doesn't stick. The flavor is awesome. If you don't have the wholewheat flour, use flaxseed in place of it.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/20\/2012 14:53","GUID":"e59e7a7ab9b84b20bae7e1bdc861934c","MemberId":6539979,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"KTownsend1","SubmittedDate":"02\/20\/2012 14:53"},{"Comment":"
I know little about cooking and absolutely nothing about baking bread. With that being said i enjoyed this recipe. The dough was very heavy and i read somewhere that dough with seeds in it can have trouble rising which was the case. After i put the dough in the pans i had to give it almost 2 hours to rise. The final results were good though the bread was dense and a little dry, which i am sure is more my fault than the recipes.<\/p>
Will definitely try this again. It was very tasty lightly toasted with a little butter or jam and i love sunflower seeds. And i am sure the results will improve as my skills improve.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"08\/08\/2011 12:23","GUID":"5495f5642675485bbc71e8d8a472498f","MemberId":5903906,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"rkaiser53","SubmittedDate":"08\/08\/2011 12:23"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310890,"name":"Breads, Rolls & Pastries","slug":"breads-rolls-pastries","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310825,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Learning how to make bread and pastries from scratch is so satisfying for any home baker. We've got the tips and recipes you need.","parent":310796,"count":4107,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/breads-rolls-pastries\/"},{"term_id":310897,"name":"Bread Recipes","slug":"bread-recipes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310832,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Whether you like quick breads or yeast bread recipes, our Test Kitchen has hundreds of recipes for you to explore.","parent":310890,"count":3578,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/breads-rolls-pastries\/bread-recipes\/"},{"term_id":310938,"name":"Loaf","slug":"bread-loaves","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310873,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Looking for a classic bread loaf recipe? Get baking with our collection of the loveliest loaves, and have these recipes ready for the dinner table.","parent":310897,"count":990,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/breads-rolls-pastries\/bread-recipes\/bread-loaves\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Sunflower Bread"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n