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

Vegetarian
Bread

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