Monday 15 April 2013

50/50 Bread

For some years now I been making 50/50 Bread - that is to say 50% unbleached stone grounded white flour and 50% wholemeal flour.

Mainly this came about because when my children were small I could not get them to eat brown bread.

This is the result I get :-


If you want to make this - these are the instructions:

Ingredients :

(cup measure based on 8fl oz cup size).

Water 1 1/2 Cups (may be a little more dependent on the flour)
Olive Oil - 5 Tbsp
Salt - 1 Tsp
Strong White Flour - 2 cups
Strong Wholemeal flour - 2 cups
Dry Easy blend yeast - 1tsp

Mix everything, taking care to keep the salt away from the yeast.

Kneed until you have a nice elastic dough.

Leave to prove in an oiled bowl and cover with cling film until doubled in size.

Knock back and shape for the type of loaf you want.

Put on a baking sheet, I put baking paper on the sheet, you can use flour too.
Clover with cling film and allow to rise until its doubled in size again.

Bake at 220 C for about 30 minutes.

If you want to make bread rolls, then cooking them for around 15 minutes - this will make a dozen.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

I am not sure how long this keeps, because it all gets eaten in a Day at home !