Healthy Seed Bread Muffins

A whole grain healthy seed bread muffin recipe that is guilt-free and perfect for breakfast or with a meal. Super easy to make and delicious!

One of our favorite things to do on our trip to Cape Town, South Africa, was also one of our favorite things to do here in San Francisco – explore by eating. Cape Town is a total foodie town and we had meal after amazing meal. It was heaven. Seriously, there’s something there for everyone.

I think the best meal we had in Cape Town was at Dash Restaurant in the Queen Victoria hotel, on the waterfront. That’s right I’m naming a favorite out of the dozens of meals that we had!

Everything was perfection. Each dish was better than the last. Actual art on a platter. I mean look at this:

Astonishingly, the service at Dash was just as incredible as their food. Absolute perfection. Attentive, warm, sincere, and friendly. We felt completely taken care of without being fussed over, which is definitely an art form.
If it’s warm out, definitely sit outside on their patio. There are great views of the waterfront and Table Mountain. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a warm summer night and a glass of wine.

Speaking of wine, even their wine was some of the best of our trip. Their staff had perfect recommendations to go with the dishes we selected. They were so good, we actually asked for the list and picked up a few bottles in Duty-Free on our way home!

Although every dish was our favorite, surprisingly, the little seed bread muffins that were served first really stuck in my mind. So much so, that I had to have the recipe.

I frequently ask for recipes when we’re out to eat. One of my favorite ways to remember a meal is to recreate a special dish at home.

The response for a recipe definitely runs a whole spectrum, from getting the chef’s email and then never hearing back, to our server bringing out the recipe. Sometimes the restaurant even has a cookbook, which makes things easy.

When I asked for this seed bread muffin recipe at Dash though, something new happened. The chef himself brought the recipe out to our table, handwritten on a piece of hotel stationery. Can you believe it!?

If you’re looking for a great fine dining restaurant with amazing service in Cape Town, check out Dash Restaurant in the Queen Victoria Hotel at the V & A Waterfront. The menu is based on what’s in season in the area, with frequent variations in the menu. It makes me wish we could go back, again and again, to try what the chef creates next. Even if Cape Town isn’t in your near future, I hope you’ll still try these healthy whole grain muffins.

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Healthy Seed Bread Muffins

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A whole grain healthy seed bread muffin recipe that is guilt-free and perfect for breakfast or with a meal. Super easy to make and delicious!

• Author: Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
• Yield: 24 1x
• Category: Bread

Ingredients

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• 2 1/2 cups (325 grams) bread flour
• 1 cup (50 grams) wheat bran
• 1 2/3 cups (225 grams) whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cup (100 grams) old fashioned oats
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) olive oil
• 1/3 cup (100 grams) honey
• 1 packet (8 grams) active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup (30 grams) walnut pieces, plus more for topping
• 1/4 cup (35 grams) pepitas (pumpkin seeds), plus more for topping
• 1/4 cup (35 grams) shelled sunflower seeds, plus more for topping
• 2 1/2 cups water

Special Equipment:

• Muffin Tins (these are AMAZING)

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Instructions

1. Combine flours, wheat bran, oats, and salt in a large bowl. Mix in the olive oil and honey until just combined and a few dry spots remain. Mix in the yeast.
2. Stir in the walnuts, pepitas and sunflower seeds, followed by the water
3. Spoon into a greased muffin tin, filling each one approximately level.
4. Bake 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes, until the outside is golden brown.
5. Will keep for a few days in an air-tight container.

Notes

Lightly Adapted from Craig Paterson, Dash Restaurant

Also, this guy. Seriously. I’m the luckiest lady and two weeks straight spending every minute with him in South Africa was the biggest luxury of all. It’s his birthday today. Happy birthday to the best mister a girl could ask for.

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P.S. – Here are a few more posts from our Cape Town adventure!

The Colorful Bo-Kaap Neighborhood
The Tintswalo Atlantic
Robben Island + Nelson Mandela’s Prison Cell
The Twelve Apostles + Bea’s Chopped Salad
Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope
Cape Town Township Tour