When made with traditionally milled flour, it’s normal for wholemeal bread to be significantly heavier and denser than white bread, and for many this is part of the appeal. Wholemeal flour ...

When you buy food at a supermarket, you may have seen labels such as 'whole wheat bread' or 'whole grains' and purchased them in the hope of some kind of health benefit. Margaret Murray ...

Stir together the flour, soda, salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening/butter with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse meal. Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the ...

Wholemeal bread does not rise quite as much as a white loaf, and the texture is denser due to the bran in the flour inhibiting the effectiveness of the gluten. Adding a little strong white flour ...