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Granary Loaf

Granary Loaf, sliced
A quick, nutritious, easy and very tasty loaf
Freya
5 from 1 vote
Prep 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Rising time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 25 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 1 lb loaf tins or make free-form loaves

Ingredients

  • 700 g Flour - Granary mix, or seeded bread mix
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil
  • tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 420 ml Warm water
  • 1 tbsp Molasses - or treacle
  • ¼ cup Sunflower seeds - optional

Instructions

  • Dissolve the yeast in 50ml of the warm water, leave until activated and frothy
  • Meanwhile, dissolve the molasses in the remaining warm water, and add the olive oil
  • Mix the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add both the molasses and yeast mixtures to the flour and mix well using a wooden spoon.
  • Flour your hands very thoroughly and bring the dough together into as smooth as ball as you can. This dough is quite sticky so don't worry about it being perfect.
  • Leave it to rest for 10 minutes before kneading it for 3-4 minutes, or until it starts to feel springy. You may need to add more flour if the dough still feels really sticky.
  • Leave the dough in a bowl, dusted with a little flour, and covered with a tea towel, to rise for 2 hours. Make sure it is in a draft-free room.
  • After two hours, turn the dough out and divide into two. You can now either
    1. shape into balls and place on a floured baking sheet or
    2. place in 2 x 1lb loaf tins.
    or 3. do one of each like I did :)
  • Leave to proof for another half an hour or until the dough has grown by about half.
  • Preheat your oven to 200c.
  • Place the loaves in the oven, either on their baking sheet or in their loaf tins and bake for 35-40 minutes.
  • Be careful with this loaf, it can sound hollow on the bottom but still be a little underdone in the middle if you take it out too early (30 minutes is too early).
  • Turn out of their tins or slide off the baking sheet and leave to cool on a rack before slicing and spreading with lovely thick vegan butter and enjoying!

Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.

Nutrition Facts
Granary Loaf
Amount per Serving
Calories
1358
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Sodium
 
1758
mg
76
%
Potassium
 
578
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
 
277
g
92
%
Fiber
 
11
g
46
%
Sugar
 
8
g
9
%
Protein
 
39
g
78
%
Vitamin C
 
0.02
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
76
mg
8
%
Iron
 
17
mg
94
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.