Making Poppy Seed Bread

This homemade poppy seed bread will bring the smell of freshly baked bread wafting through your house. It's a fantastic wholemeal loaf that tastes absolutely wonderful with a slab of melted butter on it.

What You Will Need

• 14oz (375g) strong wholemeal flour
• 1/4oz (7g) sachet of dried yeast
• 2 tablespoons of poppy seeds
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 1teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/2oz (40g) slightly salted butter, melted
• 4fl oz (125ml) warm milk
• 4fl oz (125ml) warm water

Method

1. Heat the oven to 375 F (190c).



2. Inside a large bowl mix the flour, yeast, 1 1/2 tablespoons of poppy seeds and sugar.



3. Stir in the salt, butter, milk and water (add the liquid in 2 stages since you may not require all of it) and bring together into a dough.



4. On a floured surface knead the dough for approximately ten mins. The dough can look dimpled in the beginning, but carry on kneading until it's smooth and flexible.



5. Place the dough back into the bowl and cover. Stand it in a warm place for 1hr or until it's doubled in size.

 



 

6. Butter the loaf tin, then on a floured surface knead the dough again for a minute then flatten it into a rectangular shape with the short side being approximately the width of the loaf tin.



7. Roll the dough up like a swiss roll and put it in to the loaf tin. Cover and allow rising again for 20 minutes.



8. Brush the top of the loaf with some extra milk, sprinkle over the remaining poppy seeds then bake for 45 mins.



9. Once the top is brown, tip the loaf from the tin and tap the bottom. If it sounds hollow cool on a wire rack. Otherwise, return loaf to the tin and oven.

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