Barleycorn / Wholemeal

Ingredients

250g Strong Wholemeal Flour

250g Barleycorn Flour

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Sugar

3 tbs Oil

2 tsp Salt

360ml Water

Notes

First run for the Barleycorn

Pros

Granary type bread. Airier than spelt / rye loaves.

Cons

None.

Spelt / Rye / Seeds

Ingredients

250g Spelt Flour

100g Rye Flour

150g Strong Wholemeal Four

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Sugar

3 tbs Oil

2 tsp Salt

400ml Water

½ Cup Mixed Seeds

Notes

More water amount reduction experimentation

Pros

Good amount of seeds. Seeds plus Rye = delicious

Cons

None.

Spelt / Einkorn with seeds

Ingredients

300g Spelt Flour

200g Einkorn Flour

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Sugar

3 tbs Oil

2 tsp Salt

400ml Water

7 tbs Mixed Seeds

Notes

Used 40ml less water then suggested in bread machine book.

Pros

Another success in the quest for non overly moist bread. Also the seeds make it taste toasty and delicious

Cons

Small sinkhole in the top, not sure if this just what happens with dense bread.

Rye / Wholemeal

Ingredients

250g Rye Flour

250g Strong Wholemeal Flour

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Sugar

3 Tbs Oil

2 Tsp Salt

360ml Water

Notes

Used 20ml less water then suggested in bread machine book.

Pros

Nice flavour and good crust. Big improvement in moisture levels over our previous few loaves.

Cons

None really. Maybe a tiny bit crumbly.

Rye / Heritage Flour

Ingredients

250g Rye Flour

250g Doves Farm Heritage Flour Blend

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Honey

3 Tbs Oil

2 Tsp Salt

360ml Water

Notes

Stumpy with a bit of a dip in the top.

Pros

Dense but in a good way. Nice flavour

Cons

Stick to the teeth levels of moisture. I need to start using less water than the bread machine book suggests.

Wholemeal / Doves 'Heritage' Flour

Ingredients

250g Wholemeal Bread Flour

250g Doves Farm Heritage Flour Blend

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Sugar

3 Tbs Oil

2 Tsp Salt

380ml Water

Notes

Tall with a bit of a dip in the top.

Pros

Regular bread flour makes for a lighter loaf (at least compared to 100% rye / spelt / obscure flour)

Cons

Sunk in the middle a bit? No real cons but not as nutty as the 100% rye / spelt / obscure flour bread. It's still all good.

Rye / Einkorn

Ingredients

50g Spelt

200g Rye

250g Einkorn

2 tsp Yeast

2 tsp Honey

3 Tbs Oil

2 Tsp Salt

360ml Water

Notes

Short and dense with a good crust, holds together well for a sandwich.

Pros

Nice nutty Rye-ey lavour

Cons

Very slightly over moist, maybe 20ml less water needed