Beer bread

By: Paul Hollywood From: Good Food Bites

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Prep time:
15 mins, plus 2 hrs rising time mins
Cook time:
30 mins
Serves:
makes 1 loaf

Good beer adds a great flavour to this hearty bread from Paul Hollywood

Ingredients

  • 250g strong wholemeal flour
  • 250g strong bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 20 g dried Yeast
  • 30g Butter, softened
  • 300ml Beer
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Method

1. Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix together until the mixture forms a dough.

2. Knead for 3-4 minutes, until smooth.

3. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for a further 5 minutes, and then put the dough back into a bowl and leave to rest in a warm place for 1 hour.

4. Return the dough to the floured work surface and shape into a ball, then flatten and roll up. Put the dough onto a greased baking sheet and leave to rise for a further hour.

5. Set the oven to 200°C/gas 6. Cut several slashes across the top of the bread and dust with wholemeal flour.

6. Bake for 30 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Latest Comment

Why all the messing about do it the South African way using self raising flour. Its quick easy and excellent with your braai.

GillH69508 GillH69508 Posted 25 Aug 2009 1:56 PM