This bread has all the texture of nuts and seeds in it that you crave and so easy to make
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees, once preheated Turn Off
Cut a piece of parchment big enough to fit into a 5 or 6 quart Dutch oven, bottom and sides, set aside. I used 2 pre-cut sheets
Combine the active dry yeast, sugar, hot water, flour and salt in a stand mixer with the hook attachment and mix until just combined or you can do this by hand
Add the almonds, walnuts, pistachios, 1 tbsp brown sesame seeds, 1 tbsp black sesame seeds, 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds and 1 tbsp chia seeds. Mix well until the dough starts to form a ball and comes away from the sides of the mixing bowl and all the nuts and seeds are mixed in.
Cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap and place in the warm but (off) oven on a sheet pan and let rise for 2 hours
Take bowl of dough out of the oven and turn onto a floured surface, making sure to get all the dough from the mixing bowl and turn the dough onto itself a few times to form a nice uniform shape and place on the parchment paper and with a sharp knife, cut a few slits on the top of the dough and sprinkle the top with the reserved seeds
Preheat oven to 450 degrees with the empty Dutch oven with the lid on in the oven
carefully take out the Dutch oven with mitts and take the lid off and set the dough on the parchment paper and place that in the Dutch oven, put the lid on and return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes
Turn down the oven to 400 degrees and take the lid off and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until the crust is brown (mine came out perfect at 15 min. so total time in oven was 45)
Take the Dutch oven out and lift the bread out with the parchment paper and let cool for 30 minutes before serving
You can substitute the nuts and seeds with any kind of nuts and seeds that you like and that you have on hand, this recipe is versatile, make it as crazy as you like.