Rustic French Bread Recipe
Fresh homemade bread filling the air in your home is one of life's comforting smells, my gran always made fresh...
Ingredients
| 1½tsp | yeast |
| 300g | organic strong white flour |
| 150g | organic spelt flour |
| 50g | organic rye flour |
| 1½tsp | Steenbergs Organic natural sea salt |
| 1tbsp | Fairtrade organic runny honey |
| 25g | organic butter |
| 350ml | organic milk |
Method
- Put the ingredients into the bread machine. Set to the dough programme and start. Grease a large baking tray (we actually use a stainless steel frying pan because it's the right shape!). Pre-heat oven to 220°C (fan assisted oven 200°C).
- Once the dough is ready, turn it out onto a floured surface and punch it down to deflate it. Shape dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Cover loosely with lightly oiled cling-film and leave to rise for about 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Sprinkle top of dough with flour, then using a sharp knife cut 5 diagonal small slits across the top then a further 5 the other way to create a diamond pattern.
- Bake for 15 minutes then reduce temperature to 190°C (fan oven 170°C) and bake for a further 15 - 20 minutes. If it starts browning too quickly cover loosely with foil on top. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Eat immediately.
Shop for ingredients
You may also enjoy
Italian Rosemary And Raisin Bread Recipe - breadmaker recipe
Fresh homemade bread is so nice to eat, even better is raisin bread toasted with lots of real butter.
Focaccia Bread Recipe
Focaccia is a traditional bread from Italy, studded with rosemary and drizzled with Italian olive oil and flaked sea salt.