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Malted Brown Bread

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Quick and easy

9 Reviews

Total Time
50m
Prep Time
20m
Bake Time
30m
1 1lb loaf
1 1lb loaf
easy
Easy

About the bake

This Malted Brown bread is delicious served warm from the oven and slathered with butter. It also is the ideal bread to make a yummy Ploughman's sandwich.

Our easy-to-follow ten-step guide will help you bake this malted brown bread recipe in just 50 minutes, from prep to plate.

If you're new to bread making, check out our handy guide which details everything you need to know about baking bread.

6 ingredients10 steps
  • Egg-Free Recipes
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    Put the flour, salt and yeast into a bowl.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 475gCountry grain bread flour
  2. Step 2

    Combine the water, honey and sunflower oil and add to the flour mixture.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 280mlWarm water
    • 1 tbspSunflower oil
  3. Step 3

    Mix until you have a soft dough and then knead by hand for 10 minutes or use the dough hook on your stand mixer.

  4. Step 4

    Turn out onto a floured surface and knead and form into a long oval. Place into a greased, 450g/1 lb loaf tin.

  5. Step 5

    Cover with oiled clingfilm and set aside to rise for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size. The time may vary depending on the temperature of the room.

  6. Step 6

    Preheat your oven to 220°c/200°c fan/Gas Mark 7.

  7. Step 7

    Once your oven has reached full temperature, place your loaf in the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 200°c/180°c fan/Gas Mark 6.

  8. Step 8

    Bake the loaf for 30 minutes.

  9. Step 9

    When the loaf is cooked it will sound hollow when the base is tapped.

  10. Step 10

    Leave the loaf to cool completely on a wire rack.

Ingredients

    • 475gCountry grain bread flour 
    • 1 tbspSunflower oil 
    • 280mlWarm water 
    • 1 1/2 tspSalt 
    • 1 1/2 tspAllinson's Easy Bake Yeast Sachet 
    • 1 1/2 tspRunny honey 

9 Baker Ratings

Made this in my ninja foodi - was delicious 😋

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Tried this loaf today as a change from my usual Wholemeal loaf (which is perfect). Dough is bit sticky and as it rises it falls over on itself. Didn’t look great but tasted fantastic. What am I doing wrong?

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