Wholemeal in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh, Scotland, Honest Bread lists 5 bakers known for wholemeal, each baking from scratch on its own premises.
Wholemeal bakers in Edinburgh
Archipelago Bakery
Small independent organic bakery in the New Town making bread fresh by hand each day, with all sourdoughs leavened entirely from wild yeast using long-aged starters. Won Scotland's Bakery of the Year in 2022.
Au Gourmand
Artisan French bakery making around twenty slowly fermented breads from flour, water, salt and natural leaven. Supplies Edinburgh delis and restaurants and sells at city markets at weekends.
Breadshare Community Bakery
Non-profit social enterprise bakery in Portobello making certified-organic, additive-free bread by hand, with sourdough slow-fermented and some flour milled locally in East Lothian. Runs a cafe and baking courses.
The Breadwinner Bakery
Long-established Edinburgh bakery whose bakers shape dough by hand using traditional methods, producing a wide range of breads. Now operates largely as a wholesale bakery supplying cafes and shops across the city.
Twelve Triangles
Scratch bakery working entirely with slow cold-fermentation sourdoughs on a three to four day cycle, with breads and pastries shaped by hand. Operates several shops across Edinburgh and into the Scottish Borders.
Bake wholemeal at home
No honest baker near you, or none baking today? The short answer is to bake your own. This is the bench most scratch bakers start with, nothing more.
Strong wholemeal bread flour
The whole grain, nothing taken out. The loaf this bread is named for.
Compare on Amazon ↗Loaf tin
The classic wholemeal is a tin loaf. Buy one heavy enough to last.
Compare on Amazon ↗Digital kitchen scales
Real recipes are written in grams. Scales first, everything else second.
Compare on Amazon ↗Dough scraper
One flat edge does the mixing, dividing and cleaning up.
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