Beer Bread
Another hearty loaf, with a little extra iron (i.e. Guinness). Eat yourself fit!
Ingredients
- 250 g wholemeal flour
- 250 g strong white flour plus extra for dusting
- 10 g salt
- 20 g yeast
- 30 g butter softened
- 300 mlgood beer
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix until all the flour has been picked up.
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and creamy.
- Put the dough back into the bowl to rest for 1 hour.
- Line a baking tray.
- Tip the dough out onto your floured surface and shape into a ball, then flatten out with your hands and cut diagonal lines across the top.
- Put the dough on the baking tray and leave to rise for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
- Bake the loaf for 30 minutes until golden brown, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
