Basic Bread Recipe

Making the Basic Bread

1. Place whole wheat grains into the Thermomix bowl. Mill for 1 minute at speed 9.
2. Add water first, followed by yeast, salt, flour, and oil. Mix for 5 seconds at speed 7 to blend the ingredients.
3. Set the dial to the closed lid position and knead the dough for 1 minute and 30 seconds at Interval speed.
4. Transfer the dough to a slightly oiled bowl or wrap it in a Silpat baking mat (if you have one).
5. Allow the dough to prove in a warm location for 20 to 30 minutes, or until it approximately doubles in size.
6. After the dough has risen, shape it into individual dinner rolls (yielding about 12).
7. Or place it in a bread tin or shape it into a freeform loaf of your preference.
8. Lightly brush the rolls or loaf with water on top to create a crusty-style surface.
9. Optionally, sprinkle sesame or sunflower seeds.
10. Place the dough into a cold oven and bake for 25 minutes in a fan-forced oven at 180°C or 200°C without fan force.
11. Alternatively, let the shaped loaf or rolls rise again.
12. Then place them in a preheated oven (using the same temperatures as above) and bake for 20 minutes.
13. The bread should sound "hollow" when tapped on the bottom after baking.