Recipes · British · Bread

Malt Loaf

One serving has 327 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (83%), selenium (44%), phosphorus (29%), thiamin (29%), copper (27%) and niacin (25%). Ready in 135 minutes.

Malt Loaf
Photo: David Johnson [1], CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 115 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (102 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 35 g Flour, whole wheat
  • 15 g Malt extract
  • 8 g Sugar, brown
  • 20 g Raisins
  • 15 g Milk, whole
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice of a 10-slice loaf; multiply all quantities by 10 for a whole loaf.
  2. Warm the milk until lukewarm and stir in the yeast; leave for 10 minutes until foamy.
  3. Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Warm the malt extract with the brown sugar and half the butter until just melted, then stir into the flour with the yeast mixture and knead for 8 minutes to a soft, sticky dough.
  4. Knead in the raisins, then cover and leave to rise for 1 hour until doubled.
  5. Shape into a small loaf, place in a greased tin, cover and prove for 30 minutes, then bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 20 minutes, about 45 minutes for a full loaf, until deep brown and it sounds hollow when tapped.
  6. Brush the top with the remaining butter while warm for a sticky finish. Cool completely before slicing thinly.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy327 kcal15%
Carbohydrates60.7 g
Water24.7 mL
Fiber4.9 g17%
Protein7.2 g15%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.2 g
Isoleucine0.23 g
Leucine0.45 g
Lysine0.24 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.32 g
Tyrosine0.16 g
Valine0.3 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat8 g
Monounsaturated2.1 g
Polyunsaturated0.69 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.55 g
Saturated4.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol18.7 mg
Calcium59.3 mg6%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron1.9 mg10%
Magnesium68.9 mg22%
Manganese1.5 mg83%
Phosphorus201 mg29%
Potassium366 mg8%
Selenium24.4 µg44%
Sodium138 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.32 mg29%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.21 mg19%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.5 mg25%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.45 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.28 mg22%
Folate (vitamin B9)42.7 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.08 µg3%
Choline17.3 mg4%
Vitamin A61.6 µg9%
Vitamin C0.46 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)7.7 IU1%
Vitamin E0.47 mg3%
Vitamin K2 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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