A loaf of wholemeal bread with a couple of slices cut out, on a black board with a knife and knob of butter on the side

Wholemeal bread

Name: Wholemeal bread
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 7g dried fast-action yeast; 150g strong white bread flour; 350g wholemeal flour

Adam Bush

Published: May 10, 2022 at 12:13 PM

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Makes 1 loaf

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

+ proving + cooling

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Making your own bread doesn't have to be a complicated process – this quick and easy loaf requires just 20 minutes of hands-on time

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Ingredients

Nutrition

7g dried fast-action yeast
150g strong white bread flour
350g wholemeal flour

Nutrition: Per slice (10)

kcal180
fat0.9g
saturates0.1g
carbs34.6g
sugars0.5g
fibre4g
protein6.5g
salt1g

Method

step 1

Pour the yeast into a jug, top up with 300ml of lukewarm water and mix well. Put the flours and 2 tsp of fine sea salt into a bowl, mix briefly, then pour in the yeasted water and mix well. Once combined to a dough, tip onto a lightly floured worksurface and knead for 5-10 minutes or until smooth. Tip the dough back into the bowl and leave for 1 hour 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
step 2

Tip the dough out onto the worksurface and shape into a tight round ball. Transfer the dough to a baking tray lined with baking paper and leave for 1 hour to prove again.
step 3

Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and preheat a separate baking sheet. Slash the loaf a few times with a sharp knife, then slide the baking paper and loaf onto the preheated baking tray. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and bake for another 30 minutes until the loaf is caramelised and hollow when tapped on the bottom. Move to a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.

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