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Preparation Time: 15 Minutes plus mixing and kneading time in bread machine,plus rising.
Cooking Time: 30 – 35 minutes
Makes: 1 loaf (serves 12 – 15)

• 250ml (9 fl oz / 1 cup) water
• 100ml (3 1/2 fl oz / 1/3 cup) milk at room temperature plus some for glazing
• 2 tbsp thick set honey
• 450g (1lb / 3 cups) strong plain brown flour
• 115g (4oz / 1 heaped cup) rolled oats, plus extra for sprinkling
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• 25g (1oz) butter diced
• 1 1/2 tsp fast-action dried yeast

1. Pour the water and milk into the bread pan, then add the honey. Sprinkle over the flour, covering the liquid. Sprinkle over the oats. Place the salt, sugar and butter in separate corners. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the yeast. Close the lid, set the machine to “Dough” and press start.
2. Meanwhile, grease or flour 2 baking sheets and set aside. When the dough is ready, remove it, knock it back on a lightly floured surface, then shape into a round. Place on a baking sheet. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
3. Preheat the oven to 230C / 450F/gas mark 8. Make a cut into the loaf top, brush with milk and sprinkle with oats.
4. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200C / 400F / gas mark 6 and bake for a further 25 to 30 minutes, or until the bread has risen. lightly browned, and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
5. Turn loaf out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve in slices.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: Varies according to machine
Makes: 1½ lb loaf

• 1½ cups/330ml Guinness
• 5 cups/550g of malted brown flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ tsp fast action yeast

Bread maker setting: 2 wholewheat.

1. Pour the Guinness into the bread pan. Sprinkle over the flour, covering the Guinness completely. Place the salt in one corner. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the yeast.

2. Close the lid, set the machine to “Wholewheat” then select the loaf size and crust type. Press start.

3. After baking, remove the loaf tin using an oven glove, being careful as it is very hot. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning the pan upside down and tapping the loaf onto a cooling rack.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: Varies according to machine
Makes: 1 medium loaf (serves 10)

• 350ml (12 fl oz / 1 1/2 cups) water
• 250g (9 oz / 1 3/4 cups) strong plain white flour
• 250g (9 oz / 1 3/4 cups) strong plain wholemeal flour
• 1 tbsp skimmed milk powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• 25g (1oz) butter (diced)
• 1 tsp fast action dried yeast

1. Pour the water into the bread pan. Sprinkle over the flour, covering the water completely. Place the salt, sugar and butter in separate corners. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the yeast.

2. Close the lid, set the machine to “basic white”, “Normal”, “Wholemeal” or equivalent and then select the loaf size and crust type. Press start.

3. After baking, remove the pan from the machine and turn out the loaf onto a wire rack to cool. Serve in slices.