Breads Recipes - Whole Meal Bread

Ingredients

• 525g/generous 4 cups whole meal flour

• 10ml/2 tsp salt

• 20ml/4 tsp active dried yeast

• 450ml/1 3/4 cups lukewarm water

• 30ml/2 tbsp honey

• 30ml/2 tbsp oil

• 40g/1 1/2oz wheat germ

• milk, to glaze

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Method:

1. Warm the flour and salt in a bowl in the oven at its lowest setting for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the yeast with half of the water and leave to dissolve.

2. Make a central well in the flour. Pour in the yeast mixture, the remaining water, honey, oil and wheat germ. Stir from the centre until smooth.

3. Grease a 23 x 13cm/9 x 5in loaf tin. Knead the dough just enough to shape into a loaf. Put it in the tin and cover with a plastic bag. Leave in a warm place until the dough is about 2.5cm/1in higher than the tin rim, about 1 hour.

4. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Brush the loaf with milk, and bake until the base sounds hollow when tapped, about 35 -40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.