Take luke warm water in a bowl and add honey and yeast to it.

Keep it aside for 10mins till the mixture becomes frothy (yeast becomes active).

Now add milk, butter, multi grain (or wheat) flour, salt and mix till it all comes together (I do the mixing in stand mixer with dough hook).

Then add 1/2 cup all purpose flour at a time mixing all the time till it becomes a dough.

Add 1 tbl spn olive oil and mix again. (It may take slightly more flour or water based on humidity and other factors).

Now knead the dough for 10mins. If you are mixing by hand, take the dough on a clean flat surface and knead for 10 mins.

Take a small piece of dough and stretch it. If it breaks easily, you need to knead a little more.

Now apply some olive oil on the surface and cover the bowl with a plastic wrap or damp towel and keep in a warm place (I keep in oven with lights on).

The dough will double in volume in about 1 and 1/2 to 2 hrs.

Punch the dough down and lightly mix the dough.

Leave for another 45mins.

Now take the dough pieces, stuff them and shape into required shapes (follow the pictures for few different ideas).

Shaped into a thin long log, without any stuffing (this I use for sandwiches next day)

Stuffed shaped into a easy, beautiful bread

Cover the dough over the stuffing

Make sure the seam is down and stretch the bread into long log. Then put deep cuts into it making sure the log is intact on left. Then gently lift it and move it into a circle.

Stuffed simple braid

Cover the shaped dough with plastic wrap or damp towel and leave around 45mins

Preheat the oven at 350F for 10mins.

Brush the top of the bread with milk (or egg wash), sprinkle some white sesame seeds or chopped garlic or dried herbs on top.

I slashed the top with a sharp knife for the bread with no stuffing. Then topped with herbs and sesame seeds

For stuffed breads, it was just sesame seeds

Bake at 350F for about 20mins.

Let them cool for few minutes before cutting.