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Whole Grain Bread Recipe

Nothing beats the smell and taste of freshly baked bread. Artisan baker Dan De Gustibus shows you how to make a beautiful whole grain loaf at home in this step-by-step guide. Enlarge

Whole Grain Bread Recipe

Nothing beats the smell and taste of freshly baked bread. Artisan baker Dan De Gustibus shows you how to make a beautiful whole grain loaf at home in this step-by-step guide.

Prep:
1h
Total:
1h
Serves:
4

Ingredients

  • 25 g cracked wheat
  • 6 g sea salt
  • 3 g yeast
  • powdered malt
  • 30 g wholemeal flour
  • 240 g white flour
  • 160 g water
  • 50 g sour dough

Step 1: Make the Dough

Leave the grains to soak for several hours or overnight before using them in your bread. Place the white flour in a large bowl and add the other dry ingredients, mixing them together with your fingers to remove any lumps. Add the sour dough, soaked cracked grains and the water and work together with your hands.

Step 2: Knead and Rest

When the dough is stringy and not too dry, take it out of the bowl and place it on a floured surface. Using a scraper, combine the ingredients into a ball. Knead the dough for a few minutes, keeping it slightly sticky. Flour the surface again and place a bowl on top of the dough. Leave it for half an hour to relax and absorb the water. Then roll the dough in some extra cracked grains to give it a rustic look.

Step 3: Bake the Bread

Place the dough on a tray and leave to proof further, until it has doubled in size. Make two cuts across the top of the bread in a cross shape to help it open up in the oven. To help the bread steam, place a cup of water in the oven while it is cooking. Cook until golden brown.