Boil kettle, add seeds to bowl and pour over 120 g of boiling water. Set aside to cool to room temperature
120 g seed mix, 120 g boiling water
Cut Rusticus into cubes add 235 g of warm water and leave for 15 minutes to float then blitz with stick blender
237 g Rusticus, 235 g warm water
Add seeds to Rusticus and mix to incorporate
Whisk flour and salt together in a separate bowl
354 g brown bread flour, 7 g salt
Add seed mix to flour mix and blend to a shaggy mass
Cover and leave to prove until double in size
Place in fridge overnight for slow ferment
Next morning, take out of fridge and shape into a loaf
Line a 900g to 1 kg kilogram loaf pan with baking paper and place dough seam side down into loaf pan - dust with semolina flour
Proof for further 2 to 3 hours or until well risen
Preheat Dutch oven in oven at 230°C for 45 minutes
Place loaf pan inside Dutch oven, add a cup of ice blocks and cover with lid
Bake for 30 minutes, removed lid
Turn oven temperature down to 190°C and bake for a further 20 to 25 minutes (96°C)
Remove from pan and place loaf on wire rack to cool for one hour before cutting
Notes
Four seed mix - 40% sunflower seeds 40% flaxseeds 10% sesame seeds 10% pumpkin seeds high protein 22% per hundred grams high fibre 23% per hundred grams