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    Home » Recipes » Home Baking » Home Baking Bread and Rolls

    Wholemeal Cob Loaf

    Published: Mar 4, 2015 · Updated: Jan 20, 2022 by Neil 10 Comments

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    Wholemeal cob loaf is the perfect accompaniment for soups, meat and fish stews. This easy cob loaf recipe is made by good old fashioned hand kneading! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #cob #loaf #wholemealcob

    Wholemeal cob loaf is the perfect accompaniment for soups, meat and fish stews. This easy cob loaf recipe is made by good old fashioned hand kneading!

    A wholmeal cob loaf on a round bread board with three slices cut off. Bread knife and side plates with knifes on in the background.

    If you’ve never made your own bread before then don’t worry, this wholemeal cob loaf is an easy mixed by hand in one bowl bread.

    It was way back at the start of me writing Neil's Healthy Meals that I published my first wholemeal bread recipe.

    So it’s been a while and probably way overdue for a new one!

    So this is the wholemeal cob loaf, I mentioned when I was making yesterday’s broccoli and stilton soup recipe.  It's great for accompanying that.

    But it was originally intended for tomorrow’s recipe, which is my take on the classic French moules mariniere recipe made with fresh Scottish west coast winter mussels.

    Basically though this cob loaf is perfect for soups and stews of all kinds.

    It's a perfect basic bread recipe!

    For Making Your Cob Loaf I Recommend....

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    Equipment

    • Kitchen scale
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring jug
    • Baking tray
    • Wire baking rack

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    Wholemeal Cob Loaf Recipe

    As I don’t use any artificial ingredients in this wholemeal cob loaf the best way to keep it fresh is to freeze it as soon as you’ve sliced it and used what you need.

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    A traditional cob loaf. The perfect mopping up accompaniment for soups and meat and fish stews. If you’ve never made your own bread before then don’t worry, this wholemeal cob loaf is an easy mixed by hand in one bowl bread. No fancy bread machines or machine mixers required, just good old muscle-building hand kneading.
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    Wholemeal Cob Loaf Recipe

    A traditional cob loaf. The perfect mopping up accompaniment for soups and meat and fish stews.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time3 hrs 30 mins
    Total Time4 hrs
    Course: Home Baking
    Cuisine: British
    Servings: 12 slices
    Calories: 174kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Kitchen scale
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring jug
    • Baking tray
    • Wire baking rack

    Ingredients

    • 300 g strong white flour plus some for dusting
    • 100 g rye flour
    • 100 g strong wholemeal flour
    • 10 g salt
    • 10 g instant easy bake yeast
    • 40 g unsalted butter softened
    • 300 ml lukewarm water
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl place all the flours, salt, yeast and butter together.
    • Add half of the water and mix everything together well.
    • Add the remaining half of the water and mix everything together to form a dough ball.
    • Lightly dust a clean surface with some flour and knead the dough ball for about 3 – 4 minutes on this surface. Then place the dough ball back into the large mixing bowl and cover the bowl with cling film. Leave to rest for about 2 hours.
    • After 2 hours, knead the dough a little, then shape the dough into a ball and place it onto a baking tray. Place the tray with the dough on it into a loose fitting bag and allow to rest and rise again for 1 hour.
    • Pre-heat the oven to 220C Fan.
    • Using a sharp knife carefully make some diagonal slashes across the top of the dough, dust with some flour and bake in the centre of the oven for about 30 minutes until dark brown and hollow sounding when tapped.
    • Allow to cool on a wire rack for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour before cutting and serving.
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    Notes

    Freeze any leftover slices on day of making. Makes approximately 12 slices.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.8g | Protein: 5.4g | Fat: 3.5g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 7.2mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 0.2g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.6mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Wholemeal Cob Loaf
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 174 Calories from Fat 32
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3.5g5%
    Saturated Fat 1.8g11%
    Cholesterol 7.2mg2%
    Carbohydrates 30.8g10%
    Fiber 2.7g11%
    Sugar 0.2g0%
    Protein 5.4g11%
    Calcium 10mg1%
    Iron 1.6mg9%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Susie @ SuzLyfe

      March 04, 2015 at 1:16 pm

      I wish I had enough space to feel like I could take on bread making. I just feel like I would end up being that person covered in flour. But then again, it would be totally worth it 😀

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        March 04, 2015 at 8:03 pm

        Ah that would be funny, big clouds of flour going everywhere 🙂 but like you say it is all totally fun doing it!

        Reply
    2. Shashi at RunninSrilankan

      March 04, 2015 at 4:34 pm

      My daughter and I used to bake bread most weekends - but we have strain away from that recently - mostly because she is slightly sensitive to gluten - your loaf looks wonderful Neil!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        March 04, 2015 at 8:07 pm

        I'm really sorry that you've had to curtail your bread making, but fully understand why. It's not nice when you've a gluten intolerance.

        I do intend to bring some GF bread baking recipes to the blog, they are on the list, which grows ever bigger, every day. 😉

        Reply
    3. GiGi Eats

      March 05, 2015 at 4:13 am

      5 stars
      I totally need to try my hand at making some BREAD!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        March 05, 2015 at 6:37 am

        Now that could be a really interesting video...... 😉

        Reply
    4. lindsay

      March 05, 2015 at 8:18 am

      is there anyway to make this GF? gah... gluten envy! DROOLING

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        March 05, 2015 at 1:15 pm

        Hey Lindsay, thanks 🙂

        I do intend to bring some GF bread baking recipes to the blog and I've made a note to look out for GF wholemeal flour next time I'm in my local health food store.

        Reply
    5. Anthony

      June 28, 2019 at 10:23 am

      Best “quick” bread recipe I’ve discovered on the internet. I usually bake sourdough recipes, but this is wonderful and predictable for same day requirements. Never had a bad result.

      Reply
      • Neil

        June 28, 2019 at 10:29 am

        Thanks Anthony. I'm really glad you like my recipe. This too is my favourite bread recipe to serve if I'm entertaining. 🙂

        Reply

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