Wholemeal Bread

Ingredients

• 4 cups plain white flopur
• 1 cup wholemeal plain flour
• 1/4 cup bran
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons bread improver
• 10 grams dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 600ml warm water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Method

1. 1Preheat oven to 220 degrees (fan forced oven 200 degrees).
2. 2Grease a large bread tin.
3. 3Mix all the dry ingredients together, except yeast, make a large well in the centre of the ingredients.
4. 4Mix the honey, warm water and vegetale oil together. Pour into well. Add yeast mix in lightly.
5. 5Sprinkle a little bit of flour over the top of the water well.Leave this for 1/2 an hour to prove. The well should form a bubble in the middle and this means the yeast has been activated.
6. 6Mix the dough around thoroughly. Take dough out, place onto floured flat surface and shape inot ball. Place back into bowl.Cover and leave for about 1 hour in warm place.
7. 7The dough should have doubled in size after about 1 hour. Take out of bowl, knead lightly.
8. 8Put into tin carefully. Place plastic wrap over the tin and allow the dough to rise about 5 cm. Brush dough lightly with milk.
9. 9Cook in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown on top. To test if bread is cooked, tap the bottom of the bread. It should sound hollow if cooked.