A Fast Loaf of White Bread with fibre added

Yesterday I made a loaf of white bread with a little extra fibre. There is nothing like a loaf of bread that is warm, crusty and just minutes old. You will be hard pressed to buy that in a shop but what is more I use no preservatives or numbered additives.


Ingredients:

1 1/2 tsp dry yeast
420g bread flour (don't use plain flour the results will not be the same)
1 tbsp milk powder
1 3/4 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
15ml sunflower oil
2 tbsp psyllium husks (available the health food section in the supermarket)
320ml water

Method:

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Make a well in the middle and mix the ingredients with your hands.
3. The dough will be soft and slightly sticky
4. Tip the mix onto a floured bench and with floured hands knead until smooth
5. Place back into lightly oiled mixing bowl and cover with cling wrap.
6. Leave in a warm place for 30-40 minutes until doubled in size
7. Punch the air out of the dough and tip onto a floured bench and kneed lightly
8. Place in a loaf pan and place in a warm place for 1 hour
9. Heat oven to 200 degrees c and bake loaf for 10 minutes then turn heat down to 180 degrees c and back until golden or it sounds hollow when tapped.
10. Cool on on an rack.


If you have a bread machine: Just follow the instructions for your bread maker. Use the rapid bread option if you have one

If you have a mixer with a dough hook: Only recommended if you have a Kitchenaid or Kenwood type mixer as they can handle the work. Use the mixer for steps 1 - 4.