Basic brown loaf

A standard brown bread recipe, we also have recipes for a variety of wholemeal breads, see breadmaker recipes and bread and baking.

This recipe is suitable for a standard breadmaker, specifically the Panasonic SD253 and similar models.

Use menu 01 Basic bake (4 hours 5 minutes) on Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker

It will almost certainly work for most breadmakers and is worth trying if you have lost your instruction book!

The timer may be used for this recipe.

I've found that with all brown or wholemeal flour bread recipes, half a vitamin C tablet (ascorbic acid) crushed between two tablespoons (about 100 mg) and added to the flour, seems to prevent a heavy, poorly risen loaf. It has an effect on Glutathione (WIkipedia) which has an affect on the the elasticity of the dough.

Basic brown loaf

Panasonic SD-ZB2503 breadmaker
Servings:	Serves 10 - Makes 1 loaf
Calories per serving:	617
Ready in:	4 hours 5 minutes
Prep. time:	5 minutes
Cook time:	4 hours
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	27th October 2012

Best recipe review Quite heavy going 4.3/5 I prefer a 50/50 mix of brown and white flour as I find all brown flour makes the bread quite dense and heavy going. Paul R Smith

Ingredients

Printable 🖨 shopping 🛒 list & 👩‍🍳 method for this recipe

• ½ teaspoon dried active yeast
• 400 g (14 oz) strong brown flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 20 g (¾ oz) butter
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 280 ml water - or by weight instead of volume, 280 g water

Large loaf

• 1 teaspoon dried active yeast
• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strong strong brown flour
• 1.5 tablespoons sugar
• 30 g (1 oz) butter
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 350 ml water

Extra large loaf

• 1.25 teaspoons dried active yeast
• 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) strong strong brown flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 40 g (1.5 oz) butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 420 ml water

Method

1. Place the ingredients in your breadmaker in the order shown
2. Select Bake program (4 hours) Panasonic SD253 and similar models.
3. Select menu 01 Basic bake (4 hours 5 minutes) on Panasonic SD253 breadmaker
4. Select menu 04 Whole wheat (5 hours) on Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker
5. Select chosen crust option
6. Select the appropriate loaf size to match the recipe [Medium, Large or Extra large]
7. Start

See also

• We have a number of brown and wholemeal bread recipes for especially for a bread making machines:
• Basic brown loaf
• Small wholemeal loaf
• Wholemeal loaf (20%) wholemeal flour 80% white flour
• Wholemeal loaf (50%) wholemeal flour 50% white flour
• Wholemeal loaf (75%) wholemeal flour 25% white flour
• Wholemeal loaf (100%) wholemeal flour
• Seeded wholemeal bread
• Rye and spelt bread
• Ballymaloe brown bread

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