Malt loaf with yeast

[droverjess]

This was in the weekend papers.

It is a Paul Hollywood recipe from his new programme.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/malt_loaf_95881

Easy to convert, going to try this week.

More info
http://blog.bakerybits.co.uk/?p=947&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BakerybitsBlog+(The+BakeryBits+Blog)

Enjoy.

[trudy]

This looks lovely.  Will give it a try soon.

[achookwoman]

Thanks DJ .  This looks Oh so good.  Will make.

[cookie1]

I can just imagine the rich taste of this DJ. I will be trying it very soon.

[droverjess]

I am already soaking 225 gms of vine fruits in tea overnight before making this tomorrow. I think soaked fruit gives a better result.
I am also going to rise it twice (in bowl and in tin) and haven't decided whether to add fruit before or after first rise. However I shall add the fruit by hand as I think  might mush it.
What do the experts think?

[Cornish Cream]

In Chookie's Hot Cross Bun recipe she add the fruit after an initial kneading of 2 minutes then kneads again.

[droverjess]

Thanks CC, good idea.

[cookie1]

I think it is best to add it by hand. It gets scrunched up in the tmx even on reverse. It loves to pop out as you do it but I shove it back in. I like the idea of soaking the fruit. I will copy you. ( I'm no expert though )

[droverjess]

I like the thought we are doing this together on different sides of the world. LOL? 

Fruit nice and plumped up this morning and good to go a bit later.

[droverjess]

Making this has been a saga..... But I have two squishy looking loaves cooling and can't wait to try them.



I measured the water and 25 g fresh yeast and in the middle of measuring the flour in the   my scales conked out ( not Thermy ones) so I had to entirely guess the flour and go by feel of the dough!!!

  the flour and water for 2 mins, paused 15 mins then added the melted butter, sugar, salt  6 g, malt and treacle, done in microwave, not  . What a sticky mess!
  3 mins.
Then I put on a mat and kneaded in by hand the drained fruits. Even stickier.

I did a 35 min rise in a bowl to ensure all rising well, then on a mat divided in 2 and using bread scrapers gathered up the dough and plopped into the two buttered tins. It was really hard to handle, and of course my bread may not have had correct flour as I guessed it.

I then proved in the tins for about 1.5 hrs, the recipe said two but it had reached above the tin edges in this time and felt right.

It is sensationally good to eat, I am very chuffed.

[Cornish Cream]

Wow that looks seriously good DJ

[droverjess]

Thx CC it is even darker than the pic shows and has great flavour.

[judydawn]

It does look lovely DJ - do you toast it or just slice & eat?

[droverjess]

Slice and eat with or w/o butter.

Might try toasting if any left but imagine will burn easy with so much malt and treacle in it.

[cookie1]

DJ that looks so nice, I can almost smell it.
I plan to make it over the weekend all being well.