Wholemeal in Oxford
In Oxford, South East, Honest Bread lists 3 bakers known for wholemeal, each baking from scratch on its own premises.
Wholemeal bakers in Oxford
Hamblin Bread
Neighbourhood bakery and cafe in East Oxford baking bread daily from stone-ground British flour, water and salt. It sells only sourdough bread alongside buns, pastries and pizza, and runs a second outlet in the Covered Market.
Modern Baker
Organic baking brand started in Summertown that produces slow-fermented sourdough using organic flour. The original cafe has closed and production now runs from a base in Kidlington, with loaves sold through stockists.
Natural Bread Company
Family-run independent artisan bakery that hand-makes its breads, pastries and cakes from scratch at its Botley bakery using locally milled flour and long fermentation. It sells through weekend market stalls in Oxford and supplies cafes and colleges across.
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.
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Real recipes are written in grams. Scales first, everything else second.
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One flat edge does the mixing, dividing and cleaning up.
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