Friday 29 May 2015

Foolproof Wholemeal Bread Machine Loaf




It's no secret, I love my bread machine. You dump stuff in it, press start and then three hours later bread comes out. Sure I've had my fair share of sunken tops, Frisbees and loaves heavy enough to kill a duck, but generally the bread is good. There are a few recipes though that are absolute staples and this is one of them. 

For this wholemeal loaf, you can substitute whichever kind of brown flour you like, be it granary, malthouse, seeded, or just plain wholegrain. The bread stays soft and fresh for days, still good enough for a sandwich on day 3 (not that it lasts that long in my house).

Add the ingredients in accordance with your bread machine instructions. Mine likes the liquid in first, others like it the other way around. Separate the sugar and salt into opposite corners of the machine, and put the yeast in the middle.

Recipe

275mls water
2tbsp oil
2 tbsp skimmed milk powder

200gms strong white bread flour
200gms wholemeal flour of your choice
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp salt
1 crushed Vitamin C tablet
1 tsp quick dried yeast.

Set machine to Wholemeal programme, light or medium crust, 1 1/2lb loaf.




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