It turned out really well!! Not too dense or heavy. It wasn't as soft as I'd like for sandwiches but it was just fine.
Straight out of the oven |
Next time I'm going to put more seeds in it. I bought a bag of poppy seeds, and I've also got sesame, sunflower and flax seeds. So good. And the recipe I used didn't have any sugar in it, which was good. I adapted it from Squirrel's New Vegan and Vegetarian Cookbook.
Makes 1 smallish loaf, depending on how big your loaf pan is
Ingredients:
450g wholemeal flour
1 sachet of instant dried yeast (this is about 2.5 tsp)
1/2 tsp salt
50g gluten flour (vital wheat gluten)
Seeds of choice
Enough warm water to make a firm moist dough
Method:
Mix together flour, gluten flour, salt, seeds and yeast. Make a well in the center and pour in the warm water (start with one cup).
Mix the dough, adding more water until a firm elastic dough is achieved.
Turn onto a floured bench. Knead for 5 minutes or until smooth. Place in an oiled bowl and let rise* for about 1/2 an hour or until double in size.
Knead again lightly. Press out dough gently to about the length of your loaf tin and roll it up. Place the rolled up dough in the tin with the 'seam' side down. Let rise again until doubled.
Bake at 200 degrees C for 30-40 minutes or until brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
Try to let it cool down before you slice it or eat it!
*I have a gas oven at home so I light it for a few seconds then turn it off and leave the dough to rise inside. It works perfectly. I probably don't need to do that since it's summer here now, but I do anyway.
Also, try not to oil the loaf tin too much. Next time I'll use baking paper. I let my loaf cool in the pan before I took it out and it soaked up all the oil I'd greased it with, so the bottom few mm or so of my loaf was soggy. It did dry out though, but still!
This bread freezes well. You just have to fight a little to pull apart the slices, just like when you freeze fresh bakery bread.
1 comment:
Ah yum, fresh homemade bread. So good!
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