- Course: Desert/Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
- Prep time: 2 hour
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 2 hour 25 minutes
Enjoy Delicious REAL Bread without Worrying about Your Health, Your Blood Sugar... or Your Waistline!
INGREDIENTS:
MAKES 12
- 10ml/2 tsp active dried yeast
- 50ml/2fl oz/¼ cup lukewarm water
- 5ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
- 175ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup lukewarm buttermilk
- 1.5ml/¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 5ml/1 tsp salt
- 40g/1½oz/3 tablespoon butter, at room temperature
- 200g/7oz/1¾ cups strong wholemeal (whole-wheat) bread flour
- 150g/5oz/1¼ cups strong white bread flour
- 1 beaten egg, for glazing.
STEPS:
- In a large bowl, combine the yeast, water and sugar. Stir, and leave for 15 minutes to dissolve.
- Add the buttermilk, bicarbonate of soda, salt and butter, and stir to blend. Stir in the wholemeal flour.
- Add just enough of the white flour to obtain a rough dough.
- Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Divide into three equal parts. Roll each into a cylinder, then cut into four.
- Form the pieces into torpedo shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet, cover and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/ Gas 6. Brush the rolls with the glaze. Bake until firm, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a rack.