Wholemeal Bread Recipes

WHOLEMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• You will need a 2 lb loaf tin, well buttered.
• Seive the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl and pour in the hand-hot water with the melted butter.
• Mix with your hands to form a dough, then scrape it out of the bowl on to a work surface.
• Knead for 10-15 minutes, adding more water if necessary (the dough should be very soft -it is better to have too much water than too little).
• Transfer the dough into a greased bowl, cover it with a clean, damp tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place ideally for two hours.
• Next, roll the dough into a long sausage, about twice as long as the tin, flatten it with your knuckles into a long strip and fold it into three.
• Fit the dough in the buttered tin, with the fold beneath, pressing in on the edges so that you will have a nice rounded top.
• Sprinkle the surface with a generous dusting of flour, then cover the tin with a damp, clean tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place for further 30-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6/200C/400°F.
• After the second-rising, bake in the centre shelf of the oven for 40 minutes, until the loaf sounds hollow when removed from the tin and tapped on the bottom.
• Return the bread back into the oven, but this time without the tin, upside down for a further 5-10 minutes to crisp the base and the sides.
• Cool the bread on a wire rack.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 3/4 cup warm water. Add the oil, sugar, molasses, salt and remaining water. Combine flours; add 4-5 cups flour to mixture. Beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into a loaf. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.