How to make oat bread step by step

Step 1 - prepare dry ingredients

• Pour flour into a large bowl, add oat flakes.
  400 g wheat flour, 85 g oat flakes
  
• Pour in seeds and salt - mix with a spatula.
  2 teaspoons salt, approx. 30 g pumpkin seeds, approx. 30 g sunflower seeds, 2 tablespoons flaxseed
  

Step 2 - prepare the yeast for the bread

• Mix honey in warm water - until dissolved.
  360 ml water, 1 tablespoon honey
  
• Crumble the yeast into a small glass or bowl - add a little honey water and mix.
  15 g yeast
• Pour the yeast into the bowl with flour and seeds.
  
• Pour in the remaining honey water and mix everything with a spatula - the dough will be sticky.
  

Step 3 - dough rising

• Cover the bowl with the dough with cling film or a towel and leave in a warm, draft-free place for 3 hours.

Step 4 - preparing the bread

• Briefly stir the risen dough again with a spatula.
• Grease the bread baking pan with butter and sprinkle with flour (if using a cast iron pot or Dutch oven, place it in the oven and preheat to 220 degrees Celsius in top/bottom heat mode).
• Transfer the bread dough to the greased pan - and if baking in a pot, transfer it to a proofing basket or a clean bowl lined with baking paper.
  
• Sprinkle the top of the bread with seeds.
  1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds, 1 tablespoon flaxseed, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  
• Cover the bread and set aside for about 30-45 minutes to rise.

Step 5 - baking oat bread

• Place the pan with the bread into the hot oven and bake for about 45 minutes.
• If baking the bread in a pot, carefully remove the pot from the oven and transfer the bread into it along with the paper - place the pot back into the oven and bake as above.
• You can also place an oven-safe dish filled with water at the bottom of the oven - thanks to its evaporation, the bread will get a nicely crispy crust.
• Carefully remove the finished bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack.