Name: Malthouse Loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 1 Large Free-Form Loaf
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 235 ml/235 g (8½ fl oz/8½ oz) water, lukewarm; 2 tbsp malt extract; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp wheat flakes; 2 tsp fast action yeast; 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 450 g (1 lb) strong malted grain bread flour

Preparation info

Makes
1
Large Free-Form Loaf

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Bread Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

A dark, grainy, malted bread – hearty and tasty. With a crisp crust and speckled with malted wheat flakes, this is definitely a show-stopper of a loaf.

Ingredients

Bread

450 g (1 lb) strong malted grain bread flour
1 tsp salt

Method

To make the dough place the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Make a well in the centre and add first the malt extract and then the water.
Mix together in the bowl to form a rough dough. Turn out onto the work surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth. It will be a little sticky to begin with but will b