Nzeh’s Wheat Bread Craft

Wheat Bread Recipe

Bread has been a basic food consumed daily with spreads like honey, butter, condensed milk, etc. It is mostly saved as breakfast, lunch or supper. It is one of the most sold food on the streets of Ghana, making it accessible to all at any Region, town or community in which you find yourself. The joy in consuming such healthy foods is by knowing what goes into it preparation. Let take a look of it recipe for a quick delicious home made wheat bread.

Wheat Bread Ingredients

Flour  

Milk 

Eggs  

Yeast 

Sugar 

Salt     

Nut Meg  

Essence    

Margarine

Wheat

Measurement 

Flour    -    ½ Rubber

Milk     -    ½ Tin (ss)

Eggs     -      1

Yeast    -     ½ tbs

Sugar   -    1/4 cup

Salt      -       1 tbs

Nut Meg    -   1 tbs

Essence     -    1/3

Margarine  -    1ibs

Wheat  -          3 cups

Kindly note measurements of this recipe was based on large scale break down. 

Steps for Preparation

• Put the sifted flour and wheat flour together in a deep pan, make a mixture of salt and sugar (ORS Test) in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the Centre, add the oil/ magarine, yeast and the solution/water, and mix well. If the dough seems a little stiff, add 1-2 tbsp. water.
• Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead it until the dough becomes satin-smooth.
• Optional: take it to machine for kneading, then mould and roll into balls/the appropriate sizes of your choice.
• Place it in a lightly oiled baking tray to prove. Leave to prove for some (2-5hrs) hours until doubled in size.
• For Tea bread, dust the loaf with flour and for Sugar bread cut a cross, about 6cm wide, into the top of the loaf.
• Optional: Preheat the oven to 220˚C/fan 200˚C/gas 7 and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Bake until golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
• Cool and Serve.