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Classic wholemeal bread made in the Thermomix on a board with 2 slices cut and a small dish of butter with butter knife on the side.

Classic Wholemeal Bread (Thermomix)

By: Deborah
Bake soft, wholesome, and delicious classic wholemeal bread with your Thermomix. This easy recipe makes a nutritious everyday loaf, perfect for sandwiches, toast, or sharing with family.  
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 35 minutes
Proving time: 2 hours
TOTAL: 2 hours 45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: British
Servings: 20 slices
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1.5 tsp dried yeast (or 15g fresh yeast, crumbled)
  • 400 g (0.9 lb) strong wholemeal bread flour
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) strong white bread flour  plus extra for dusting
  • 1.5 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 tbsp light brown muscovado sugar
  • 50 g (1.8 oz) unsalted butter  softened
  • 300 ml (1 ⅓ cups) lukewarm water
  • olive oil for greasing

Instructions

  • Place the yeast, wholemeal bread flour, white bread flour and salt in the mixing bowl then mix 10 seconds/speed 5.
  • Add the sugar, butter and water, mix 10 seconds/speed 4 then knead Dough/5 minutes. Meanwhile, grease a large bowl with olive oil. Transfer the dough to the prepared bowl, shape it into a ball and roll it in the oil. Cover with greased cling film then leave to rest until doubled in size (1 to 2 hours). Meanwhile, lightly grease a 3lb loaf tin.
  • After the resting time, knock back the dough then tip it out onto a lightly floured surface. Shape it into an oval and place it in the prepared loaf tin. Cover with greased cling film and leave to prove until doubled in size (approx. 1 hour). Towards the end of this time, preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
  • Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the loaf easily comes out of the tin and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving in slices.

Notes

  • Optional variations: 
    • Mix in seeds like sunflower, pumpkin and flax for extra crunch.  Or sprinkle them on top before baking. 
    • For a herb bread, mix in dried oregano, theyme or rosemary. 
    • Replace some of the wholemeal flower with spelt or rye for flavour. 
    • Add a spoon of honey or molasses for depth of taste. 
 
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 63IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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