Sara Hearts; Mommy Blog: Homemade Bread

Want to give you husband or baby a special treat?! Then try making some homemade bread and soup for the autumn and winter nights to come!!

You will need;

These ingredients make Granary bread if you want just white use 500g white bread flour.

225g Granary bread flour
225g Strong white bread flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Caster Sugar
7g Sachet easy blend yeast
150ml Warm Milk
1 Egg Beaten
1 tbsp Olive Oil
100-150ml Warm Water

First thing you will need to do is Mix the flours and salt together in a large bowl, stir in the sugar and yeast. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the warm milk, beaten egg, olive oil and enough of the water to form a soft, wet dough.

On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for 10 mins until smooth. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with oiled cling film, then leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. The dough is now ready to be shaped.

To make 12 rolls, divide the dough into 12 pieces and shape into rolls. Lightly flour 3 baking sheets. Place the rolls onto the sheets and cover loosely with oiled cling film. Set aside in a warm place for 30 mins or until they have doubled in size.

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Brush the bread with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame and poppy seeds. Bake for 15-20 mins until deep golden brown and well risen.