Bread recipes
30–40 minutes
Gut-friendly bread
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Gut-friendly bread
Makes 1 small loaf
Easy
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ proving time
30–40 minutes
Ingredients
- 450 g stone-ground flour (white or wholewheat)
- 1 sachet instant yeast
- 1 t sea salt
- 1 t brown sugar
- 450 ml room-temperature water
Method
1. Grease a medium-sized loaf tin with soft butter or line with baking paper.
2. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. If you want to keep the bran, tip it into the bowl after sifting. Stir in the yeast and salt. Make a well in the centre.
3. Stir the sugar into the water, then pour into the well. Mix, then beat using a wooden spoon for about 2 minutes. The dough is ready when it is soft and sticky and comes away from the sides of the bowl.
4. Transfer the dough to the loaf tin, cover with a damp tea towel and leave to prove in a warm place for about 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, preheat the oven to 200°C.
5. Once the dough has risen almost to the top of the tin, bake for 30–40 minutes or until brown.
6. Remove the baked loaf from the tin – it should sound hollow when you tap the base. (To harden the crust, return the loaf to the still-warm oven for a few minutes.) Place on a wire rack to cool.
Cook’s note: Home-made bread will become mouldy much more quickly than store-bought bread, so use within two days or freeze in slices.
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