Oaty Bread Loaf

Put the white and wholemeal flours into a bowl. Add the oatmeal, 2tsp salt and butter.

Sprinkle over the yeast, then pour in the honey, yogurt and 300 ml of warm water.

Mix together with your hands until the mixture forms a rough ball.

Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and stretch and knead the dough for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic and knead in the raisins, if using.

Shape the dough into an oblong and put into a greased 900 g | 2 lb tin.

Cover loosely with clear wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take about 30-40 minutes.

Heat the oven to 220°C (200° fan) 425F gas 7.

Remove clear wrap from the bread, and reduce the oven temperature to 200°C (180° fan) 400F gas 6.