Recipe

Method

1. Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well

2. Place all wet ingredients in a separate bowl and mix well

3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix, either with a spoon or with your hands. Bring the mixture together with your hands to form a dough.

4. Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Put the dough back into the bowl and cover with cling film. Leave in a warm place for an hour to rise.

5. Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6.

6. Knock back the dough, and form into your required shape, place on a baking tray.

7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, take out of the oven and turn over, put back in the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes.

8. To test if the loaf is ready, tap the base lightly, it should sound hollow. Leave on a rack to cool.

Recipe Tester Notes: As with any bread the kneading is really important to the quality of the bread but this recipe is for a pretty dense bread so don't worry if the bread is heavy. It only rises about 35-40%.