Super Simple Granary Bread

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Additional Time

    2 hrs

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 50 mins

  • Servings

    12 slices

  • Calories

    164 kcal

  • Course

    Bread

  • Cuisine

    British

Super Simple Granary Bread

Making homemade granary bread is so much easier than you think! This Super Simple Granary Bread recipe uses just 5 ingredients, takes only 20 minutes hands on time, and does not require any special equipment – but it delivers delicious results every time!

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Ingredients

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  • 500 g granary bread flour AKA malted grain bread flour (see Note 1)
  • 7 g fast action dried yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste – see Note 2
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 300 ml lukewarm water
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Instructions

  1. Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix together thoroughly. Add the olive oil and mix again. Slowly add the water, stirring constantly. Mix until you have a dough. It will be a bit wet and sticky but it will get much smoother and less sticky after kneading.
  2. Knead for 10 minutes: put the dough on a floured surface and stretch it away from you with the heel of your hand, fold it over, rotate 90 degrees and repeat. Kneading can look complicated, but basically it is just all about stretching the gluten in the dough, so just make sure you do lots of stretching and it will be good enough to make a nice loaf of bread.
  3. Shape the dough into a ball and put it back in the bowl you used for mixing. Leave it to rise for 60 minutes at room temperature, covered lightly with a piece of oiled clingfilm.
  4. After 60 minutes, take the dough out of the bowl, knock the air out of it and shape into an oval loaf shape. Put it on an oiled baking sheet and cover lightly with the same oiled clingfilm. Leave for another 60 minutes to prove.
  5. After 45 minutes, preheat your oven to 210C / 190C fan and continue to prove for the remaining for 15 minutes.
  6. After the full 60 minutes proving time is up, slash the top of the loaf a few times with a very sharp knife and sprinkle it with flour. Cook the bread in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  7. After 30 minutes, remove the loaf from the oven and check it's done by carefully turning it over (wearing oven gloves!) and tapping the bottom. If it's done, it will sound hollow. If it's not done, pop the loaf back in the oven for 5 more minutes and check again.
  8. When it's done, place the cooked loaf onto a wire cooling rack (use your grill rack, if you don't have one!)

Notes

  • Make sure you use granary flour designed for making bread. This is usually sold as ‘granary bread flour’ or ‘malted grain bread flour’.
  • Salt is a very personal thing. Typically for a loaf this size you would use between 1 and 2 teaspoons (5-10g).
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 164kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Sodium 195mg (8%) Potassium 157mg (4%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 0.2g (0%) Vitamin A 4IU (0%) Vitamin C 0.002mg (0%) Calcium 14mg (1%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 164 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 164kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 195mg 8%
Potassium 157mg 3%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 0.2g 0%
Vitamin A 4IU 0%
Vitamin C 0.002mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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