Homemade Wholemeal Bread
Delicious and satisfying, you know exactly what's gone into this loaf! Our homemade wholemeal bread is absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs wholemeal spelt flour or wholemeal flour
- 1 ¼ cups warm water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon yeast
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Place flour and salt in a large bowl
- Dissolve the sugar in warm water
- Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water.
- Sit yeast for about 2 minutes, or until yeast has been dissolved. Stir yeast mixture
- Make a well in the flour, and add half the water. Stir before adding the remaining water
- Flour hands, and turn out dough onto a floured board. Kneed with the olive oil until well combined.
- Shape into a ball and place in a clean bowl. Cover bowl with clean tea towl and set aside in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
- After dough has doubled, turn out onto a floured board and kneed again.
- Shape into a loaf and use a knife to score the top of the bread.
- Rise dough again by placing it in a warm place for about 20 minutes
- Bake in a preheated oven at 220C/ 425F for 30-35 minutes
Notes
This takes a little practice to perfect. If the dough it super sticky when you kneed it, keep adding flour. If you want a less rustic looking loaf, grease a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper and rise your dough in that for the second time. When rising the dough, be careful not to kill the yeast so don't place it in an area thats too hot!