Mixed grain bread Recipe: Low Fat, Low Sugar

To make one large loaf

1 ½teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

4 oz / 250 g white wheat flour

4 oz / 250 g strong wholemeal flour

4 oz / 250 g maize flour

4 oz / 250 g rice flour

1 table spoon olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

¾pint / 425 ml warm water

• Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, olive oil and salt in a bowl, make a well in the centre and add the water.
• Mix to a soft dough - add more water if required.
• Grease a baking tin, the dough should be almost soft enough to pour into the tin.
• Bake at Gas Mark 6, 400°F, 200°C for 25- 35 minutes. Turn out and cool on wire rack.
• Check that the loaf is cooked by using a skewer through the middle. The loaf is not cooked until the skewer comes out clean.

• Use millet flour in place of rice flour if you have a grain mill.
• Stand a bowl of water in the oven to give the steamy atmosphere needed for a good crust.
• Experiment by adding a range of herbs to the dough.