Homemade Wholemeal Bread
Everybody loves the smell of home-made bread wafting through the house. This is an easy recipe for beginners, it tastes beautiful and is full of goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp dried yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 300 ml warm water 40–40°C, not too hot
- 425 g wholemeal flour
- Seeds of your choice to top off the loaf
Instructions
- Mix together yeast and sugar and stir into a cup with a little warm water. Yeast is ready when it goes a little frothy on top.
- Place half the flour in a large bowl, make a well in the centre and add yeast mixture and remaining warm water.
- Combine with a fork, adding remaining flour. Once the dough is drier work with your hands until it is soft, pliant and not sticky.
- Turn dough into floured board and knead for five minutes.
- Oil the loaf tin well and gently press dough into tin.
- Gently shape the dough to fit the loaf tin being used for baking.
- Sprinkle top with flour or your choice of seeds (sesame seeds, sun flower seeds and pumpkin seeds work well).
- Cover with a clean cloth and place in a warm spot until dough doubles in size. This will take 1 -1.5 hour. Note: that is is extremely important that you keep the dough warm for optimum yeast activity.
- Bake in a 200°C oven for 30-40 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
- Turn out loaf onto a wire rack and cool.
Notes
This bread recipe make a 1 kg loaf.
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