Bread in four easy steps
Kids can help with this super-simple bread recipe. Use whichever flour you like, granary, wholemeal or white
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Prep:15 mins
Cook:35 mins
Plus rising - Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 231
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fat 4g
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saturates 1g
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carbs 42g
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sugars 3g
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fibre 4g
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protein 10g
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salt 0.63g
Ingredients
- 500g granary, strong wholewheat or white bread flour (I used granary)
- 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp clear honey
Method
Tip the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl and mix together with your hands. Stir 300ml hand-hot water with the oil and honey, then stir into the dry ingredients to make a soft dough.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 mins, until the dough no longer feels sticky, sprinkling with a little more flour if you need it.
Oil the loaf tin and put the dough in the tin, pressing it in evenly. Put in a large plastic food bag and leave to rise for 1 hr, until the dough has risen to fill the tin and it no longer springs back when you press it with your finger.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Make several slashes across the top of the loaf with a sharp knife, then bake for 30-35 mins until the loaf is risen and golden. Tip it out onto a cooling rack and tap the base of the bread to check it is cooked. It should sound hollow. Leave to cool.
