Granary bread

Name: Granary bread
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 1 × 1 kg (2 lb) loaf
Ingredients: 40 g (1¼ oz) fresh yeast or 1¼ tablespoons dried yeast; 40 g (1¼ oz) fresh yeast or 1¼ tablespoons dried yeast; 30 g (1 oz) butter; beaten egg, to glaze; beaten egg, to glaze; 500 g (1 lb) malted grain or granary flour; 500 g (1 lb) malted grain or granary flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Makes
1 × 1
kg loaf

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

Granary flour purchased ready-mixed with a whole range of grains is added here to thick, honey-like malt to makes a superb, easy loaf.

Ingredients

40 g (1¼ oz) fresh yeast or 1¼ tablespoons dried yeast

Bread
Vegetarian
Low fat

Method

Prepare the yeast with 300 ml (10 fl oz) water following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
Place the flour, salt and sugar into a la