Brown bread

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Brown bread

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Ingredients

  • 240g wholemeal flour

  • 120g plain flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 350 ml buttermilk

  • 1 egg

  • For the top of the bread:

  • 50 g mixed seeds

  • 1 tbsp honey

  • 20g porridge oats

  • Topping ideas: 

  • Beetroot hummus and seeds

  • Avocado and poached eggs

  • Peanut butter and banana

  • Pesto and pine nuts

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly oil a bread tin.

  2. Mix the flour, baking powder, mixed seeds and salt in a bowl. Add the buttermilk, egg and honey and stir through until well combined.

  3. Pour the dough into the bread tin and top with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of oats.

  4. Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown. Tip the bread onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

  5. Cut into slices and serve with one of the topping suggestions below.

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