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Farmhouse Loaf

A community recipe by yhay

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Introduction

This bread is lovely to toast with butter!

Ingredients

Makes: 1 loaf

Metric Cups

500 grams strong white bread flour
7 grams rapid rise yeast
2 teaspoons table salt
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
300 millilitres lukewarm water

17⅔ ounces strong white bread flour
¼ ounce rapid rise yeast
2 teaspoons table salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
11 fluid ounces lukewarm water

Method

Farmhouse Loaf is a community recipe submitted by yhay and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Pour in the water and sunflower oil. Use a roundbladed knife to mix it to a soft dough. Add more water if dry.

Knead for 8 mins until smooth and elastic. Oil a large bowl cover with clingfilm and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1.5 hours.

Grease a 900g loaf tin measuring 20x10.5cm and 6cm deep. Take out risen dough knead 3 to 4 times then place the dough in to the loaf tin. Clingfilm the tin and leave to rise for 30 mins.

Heat the oven at 230ºc sprinkle flour on top of loaf and then put in oven for 10 mins. Then reduce oven temp to 200ºc and then bake for 30-40 mins.

Get the loaf out of the tin then turn it over and tap the bottom it should sound hollow. If not place upside down for few more mins. Cool on a wire rack.

Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Pour in the water and vegetable oil. Use a roundbladed knife to mix it to a soft dough. Add more water if dry.

Knead for 8 mins until smooth and elastic. Oil a large bowl cover with clingfilm and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1.5 hours.

Grease a 900g loaf tin measuring 20x10.5cm and 6cm deep. Take out risen dough knead 3 to 4 times then place the dough in to the loaf tin. Clingfilm the tin and leave to rise for 30 mins.

Heat the oven at 230ºc sprinkle flour on top of loaf and then put in oven for 10 mins. Then reduce oven temp to 200ºc and then bake for 30-40 mins.

Get the loaf out of the tin then turn it over and tap the bottom it should sound hollow. If not place upside down for few more mins. Cool on a wire rack.