Homemade Wholemeal bread

Name: Homemade Wholemeal bread
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 loaves
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 750 g wholemeal flour; 50 g all purpose flour; 12 g instant yeast; 1/2 Teaspoon salt; 60 g sugar; 2 Tablespoon margarine/butter; 7 Tablespoon vegetable oil; 430 ml Warm water; Eggwhite from 1 egg for egg wash

Belinda @12Bellafoodoven

Uthiru, 87

#AuthorMarathon
I am used to baking white bread, i thought i should do wholemeal. I was worried that my sons won't eat much because they are not used to it but they loved it. From today henceforth i will be alternating between the two... White and wholemeal bread.

Belinda @12Bellafoodoven

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Ingredients

20-25mins

2 loaves

750 gwholemeal flour
50 gall purpose flour
12 ginstant yeast
1/2 Teaspoonsalt
60 gsugar
2 Tablespoonmargarine/butter
7 Tablespoonvegetable oil
430 mlWarm water
Eggwhite from 1 egg for egg wash

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Steps

20-25mins

1

Mix all the ingredients together except water.
2

It will form crumbs.
3

Add water little by little as you mix
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You should be getting an elastic but not sticky dough
5

Transfer on a flat surface and punch it down. Work on it for 5 mins.
6

Place it in a bowl.
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Cover and let it proof until it doubles in size. Don't over rise it.
8

Prepare your loaf tin
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When it doubles. Punch it again on a flat surface and knead.
10

Divide into two and shape as shown
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Place in your tin and make shallow cuts.
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Brush with egg wash
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Preheat your oven. 200degrees
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When it proofs. Bake for 20 to 25mins or until golden brown in colour.
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When its nicely baked. Turn it over and tap, if it sounds hollow then its ready.
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Let it cool completely, don't be in a hurry to slice it.
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Slice it and enjoy.