Name: Seeded wholemeal loaf
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 1 loaf (cuts into 10-12 slices)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400g strong wholemeal bread flour; 100g spelt flour; 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast; 1 tbsp black treacle; oil for greasing; 50g mixed seeds (we used pumpkin, sunflower, poppy and linseeds); 1 egg yolk loosened with a fork; 1 tsp fine salt

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Seeded wholemeal loaf

Seeded wholemeal loaf

Chelsie Collins

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Makes 1 loaf (cuts into 10-12 slices)

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Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 45 mins

plus cooling and 1 hr 45 mins rising

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This hearty, wholesome bread is rich in flavour and packed with seeds - try pumpkin, sunflower, poppy or linseeds

Freezable

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g strong wholemeal bread flour
100g spelt flour
7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
1 tbsp black treacle
oil

for greasing
50g mixed seeds

(we used pumpkin, sunflower, poppy and linseeds)
1 egg yolk

loosened with a fork
1 tsp fine salt

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Nutrition: per slice (12)

kcal180
fat3g
saturates1g
carbs29g
sugars2g
fibre4g
protein7g
salt0.43g

Method

step 1

Combine both flours in a large bowl with the yeast and 1 tsp fine salt. Mix the treacle with 250ml warm water until well combined. Stir into the flour to make a slightly sticky dough. If you need to add more water, splash it in 1 tbsp at a time.
step 2

Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 10 mins (or in a tabletop mixer for 5-7 mins). Your dough should be smooth and elastic when it’s ready. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, flip the dough over to coat it in oil, then cover with a sheet of oiled cling film. Leave in a warm place until doubled in size – this will take about 1 hr (see note, below). Lightly oil a 900g loaf tin.
step 3

Once doubled in size, knead the dough again for 3-5 mins to knock out the air bubbles – add most of the seeds and work these into the dough as you knead. Shape the dough into an oval roughly the same length as your tin. Place in the tin and leave to prove, covered with oiled cling film, for 30-45 mins until it has nearly doubled in size again. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
step 4

Gently press a finger into the loaf to check if it has had enough proving time (see tip). When it’s ready, glaze the top of the loaf with the egg yolk and sprinkle over the remaining seeds. Bake in the oven for 40-45 mins until golden brown – if you tip the loaf out of the tin and tap the bottom, it should sound hollow. Leave to cool on a wire rack for at least 30 mins before slicing.

RECIPE TIPS

IS IT READY?

To check that your dough has risen to its full capacity, gently press a fingertip into the surface - if the dough springs back straight away, it means the gluten still has some stretch in it, so you can leave it for a little bit longer. If the indentation left by your finger doesn't move, the gluten has stretched as much as it can and the dough is ready to bake. Don't leave it any longer or the air bubbles will start to collapse, as the gluten will be unable to support them.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2015

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