Easy Wheat Bread Recipe No 1
Ingredients
3 lbs (12 cups) whole flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 oz butter
1 oz fresh yeast
approximately 2 pints (4 cups) warm water
2 tablespoons malt extract
1 tablespoon cracked wheat (optional)
Method
Add the yeast to some of the warm water and leave for about ten minutes. In a large bowl mix the flour and salt and then rub in the butter. Mix the malt extract with the rest of the water and pour into the flour then add the yeast mixture. Knead for about eight to ten minutes by hand or four minutes in a mixer using a dough hook or until the dough is smooth. Put into a clean bowl, cover with a cloth and leave to rise for about two hours or until it has doubled in size.
Place onto a clean surface dusted with some flour and knead again then divide into four and place in one pound bread tins. Brush the tops with water and sprinkle with some cracked wheat if you have it. Leave for about thirty minutes then place in a hot oven (220C or 425F). When the top is brown and turn out onto a clean cloth and tap the bottom. If it sounds hollow the bread is cooked, if not return to the oven for a few more minutes. This recipe makes four one pound loaves.
Easy Wheat Bread Recipe No 2
Ingredients
12oz (3 cups) white flour
12oz (3 cups) wholewheat flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 oz dried yeast
1 1/4 tablespoons sugar
3/4 pint (2 cups) warm water
1 1/4 tablespoons vegetable oil
Method
Add the dried yeast to warm water, add the sugar and leave for approximately fifteen minutes. In a large bowl add the flour, salt, and vegetable oil, then add the yeast mixture and mix well. Turn onto a floured surface and knead well for about ten minutes or use a mixer with a dough hook. When the dough is smooth and elastic place in a clean bowl, cover with a cloth and leave to rise until double its size. Turn out and knead again for a few minutes then divide into two and place on baking sheets or in bread tins. Bake at 230C or 450F until done. This recipe makes two loaves.
