Burghul Grain Bread

This healthy bread with a light moist texture is just the thing for sandwiches.

Ingredients make 1 loaf

350 g water

150 g burghul grain

40 g honey

20 g oil

1 sachet instant yeast (7g)

20 g salt

240 g white bread flour

120 g wholemeal flour

Method

Place water and cracked wheat in a large bowl and combine. Allow the mixture to cool to 20 º C before adding honey, oil, yeast and salt. Mix well and add flour. Blend until dough is formed and place on a floured table and knead until it is smooth approx. 5 minutes.  Place the dough back in the bowl and cover. Allow resting for approx. 90 minutes. Shape the dough into a log shape and place in greased 22 x 9 x 6 cm bread tin. Place a towel on top and let the dough rise until 1 cm from the top approx. 70 minutes. Preheat oven to 200ºC. Remove the towel and place the tin in the middle of the oven. Bake for approx. 40 minutes. Remove the bread from the tin and allow cooling for at least 30 minutes on a wire rack before cutting.

Note: Try rolling the dough in grain or seeds such as oats, poppy seeds or oats.