Heritage Health Loaf | A Nourishing Wholemeal Bread for Everyday Baking

Bake and nourish with this Heritage Health Loaf 🍞🌾 This Heritage Health Loaf is a wonderfully grounding, wholesome bread that’s packed with goodness and made to be enjoyed every day. Full of wholemeal flour, wheat germ, flax and pin-head oatmeal, it’s rich in fibre and nourishing ingredients that support digestion and overall wellbeing. This is the kind of loaf that feels deeply comforting, perfect sliced thick with butter, served alongside soups and stews, or toasted for breakfast. Making two loaves means you can enjoy one now and freeze the other for later ❄️ ✨ RECIPE - Makes 2 loaves Ingredients: 🌾 450g wholemeal flour 🌾 65g wheat germ, plus extra for dusting 🤍 65g plain white flour 🌱 65g ground flax 💚 1 tsp ground spirulina 🥣 225g pin-head oatmeal 🧂 2½ tsp bread soda or bicarbonate of soda 🥛 1 litre buttermilk For the topping: 🌾 2 tsp wheat germ (1 per loaf) 🌰 2 tsp sesame seeds (1 per loaf) 🎃 2 tsp pumpkin seeds (1 per loaf) 👉 Method: • Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan). • Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl and mix well. • Make a well in the centre and gradually stir in the buttermilk using a wooden spoon to form a moist dough. • Divide the dough between two greased 900g (2lb) loaf tins dusted with wheat germ. Smooth the tops and score a generous cross on each loaf with a floured knife. Sprinkle with wheat germ, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds. • Bake at 200°C (fan) for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 140°C (fan) and bake for a further 1 hour. • Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly in the tins, then turn out and cool completely on a wire rack. ✨ Watch more from my channel: 👉 Clodagh McKenna on YouTube ▶️ /clodaghmckennachef 👉 Playlists & recipes: ▶️ /@clodaghmckennachef 🍽️ About me: I’m Clodagh - chef, author, TV presenter and lover of good, wholesome food. On this channel you’ll find gorgeous recipes, seasonal inspiration and tips for creating a happier life at home. 📲 Let’s connect: Instagram: @clodagh_mckenna 🌐 Website recipes & more: https://www.clodaghmckenna.com 🛍️ Shop Honey: https://www.honeybyclodagh.com 👉 Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe for more joyful, healthy recipes 💛 #heritagebread #healthybread #wholesomebaking #ClodaghMcKenna #healthyrecipes #homebaking