Whole Wheat Bread

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Whole Wheat Bread

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 15 Min

Total Time : 30 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 2
  • 2 cups wheat flour


  • 1 cups water


  • 1 tbsp gluten


  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil


  • 3 tsp sugar


  • 3 tsp active dry yeast


  • 1 tsp salt


  • 1 nos egg

Directions

  • Add the yeast and the sugar to the water and let it sit for 10 minutes, so that the yeast can cultivate
  • Sieve the wheat flour and the gluten into a bowl, for uniformity, and add the oil, salt, egg and the yeast mixture in and knead into a smooth dough
  • Continue to knead well for 5-10 minutes
  • The dough should be smooth and not sticky
  • Add a few table spoons of flour to achieve the desired consistency, if required
  • Oil a large vessel and place the dough in to to rest for a few hours, covering with a damp cloth (or until doubled in size)
  • Once the dough has risen sufficiently, pre-heat the oven to 180C and knead the dough into the shape of a loaf
  • If you have a bread tin, grease it and set the dough into it, else, you can work with a round mound of dough
  • Brush the top of the mound of dough with some vegetable oil or a beaten egg, and sprinkle sesame seeds or dried onions or herbs and garlic and bake for 30-40 minutes
  • Let it cool completely (20-30 minutes) before cutting it