BARLEY BREAD RECIPE

This recipe will teach you how to make Barley Bread. It is a quick and easy recipe to make. Barley Bread is a very delicious bread, while still warm spread a little butter on top and eat and enjoy it. The flavour and texture is absolutely fantastic. I used to watch my mother making this bread recipe as I use to sit and watch the yeast rise and become bubbly.

Barley Bread Ingredients

2 tsp salt
2 Tbs honey
2 Tbs olive oil
2 cups barley flour
4 1/2 tsp dry yeast
2 cups warm water
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups unbleached white flour

Barley Bread Method

We have to start with the yeast first so dissolve the yeast in the warm water and place it into a large mixing bowl and then stir in the honey and leave till the yeast becomes foamy. After the yeast has done this combine the barley flour, wheat flour and the unbleached flour and add half to the yeast mixture and beat it with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes. The consistency should be of thick mud and then cover the mixture and set aside to rise for 1 hour till the dough has doubled.

Punch dough down and carefully fold in olive oil, salt and 1/2 cup remaining flour. Gradually fold in more flour till dough starts to come away from the sides of the bowl. Lightly flour a surface and place the dough on it and knead well for 10 minutes and add more flour as necessary. Lightly oil a mixing bowl and put the dough into it and cover and leave it till it has doubled in size. Punch dough down again and shape into 2 domed round loaves and cut a cross in the center. Place on an oiled baking sheet, cover and let rise till doubled, 60 minutes. Bake the Barley Bread at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Enjoy your freshly made Barley Bread!