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Wholemeal baking

Wholemeal ways with pastry, scones, muffins and biscuits. Making your baking a bit better for you.
Wholemeal bread
by Sarah Cook

Wholemeal bread does not rise quite as much as a white loaf, and the texture is denser due to the bran in the flour inhibiting the effectiveness of the gluten. Adding a little strong white flour into a mainly wholemeal dough mix is a clever way to add more ‘spring’ to the loaf.

You will need a 900g/2lb loaf tin to make this recipe.

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