Wholemeal/granary breadmaking help!

Farway

Obvious question and pardon me for asking, but are you using hard flour for breadmking and not bog standard one?

What bread machine is it?

At the moment Asda have offers on some Hovis bread mixes, 24p for white & 29p [I think] for granary, you could try these until more info comes along

Biggles

And you mention trying dry yeast, what yeast have you been using? Don't you have to use a special fast-acting yeast for breadmakers?

joseph21_2

The machine is a breville and thanks for the asda comment

mumoftwo

There is a thread about easy breadmaking without machine or kneading:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=13298255&highlight=artisan+bread+in+5+minutes#post13298255

I only make bread this way now, make a batch, stick it in the fridge and every day take some out bung it in a loaf tin, rest and bake

My kids don't like shop bought wholemeal so I use the basic recipe and replace 2 cups plain flour for wholemeal and they love it.

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there! We have an existing thread on making wholemeal bread so I'll add your question to that. Be sure to take a look at thriftlady's posts - she makes loads of bread, and has given me and others loads of tips :A

When I make wholemeal loaves, I use about half and half brown and white flours. Try with that and then experiment

Penny. x

Pitlanepiglet

Oh dear, I just posted my recipe for bread but it seems to have gone in the thread moving!

janiebaby29

My book has one but it includes seeds which i dont want .
I know you add some white flour as well but in what ratio ??
thanks xxx

Pink.

Hi Janiebaby.

You can just follow your breadmaker's recipe for wholemeal bread and leave out the seeds if you like.

When I'm making a wholemeal loaf I use 50% strong white bread flour and 50% wholemeal. Most recipes also recommend using a crushed up vitamin C tablet when making wholemeal bread to help the bread to rise.

There's an earlier thread with more recipes and advice that may help:

Wholemeal/granary breadmaking help!

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

janiebaby29

Thats what ive done , just leaving the seeds out , it beeps for them to be added later anyway .
Oh and ive used 350g wholemeal and 100gm white ,
will see if it works ,
Yesterdays white loaf is lovely toasted !!!!

janiebaby29

Ive been sifting my flour prior to putting it in the breadmaker and have had better results , so far i've done it twice on my white loaves .
just put a wholemeal one in and will update on that one later .
just thought I'd mention it .