Side by Side: Linseed bread from England

In the Winter 2012/13 edition of Side by Side magazine, we asked you to share your favourite bread recipes.

This recipe from the UK is quick and easy and makes two loaves of bread. It’s ideal to use with a group.

There are further ideas to help you bake bread together as a way of reflecting and acting on the Hungry for change campaign at Lent  here >

Activity ideas – and another recipe – for baking bread with young people >

Ingredients

650g bread flour

6 tablespoons linseeds (or a mix could include poppy seeds, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds)

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon light muscovado sugar

25g butter or margarine

7g quick action yeast

450ml very warm water

Instructions

1. Mix together the flour, four tablespoons of the seeds and the sugar.
2. Rub in 25g butter or margarine with your fingers. Scatter the yeast over the top.
3. Pour the water on top and mix with a spoon, then your hands until it forms a firm ball.
4. Knead for ten minutes.
5. Put into bread tins. Scatter water on the top and use that to stick on the remaining seeds. Leave to rise in warm place until double the size.
6. Bake at 200C for approx 35 mins until the base sounds hollow when tapped.

More bread recipes from around the world >