Baker’s Choice: The Approachable Loaf

$9.00

You might find this loaf on the grocery shelf, but this one has honest-to-god artisan credentials. Sourdough leavened, whole-grain, whole-wheat flour, salt, a bit of honey and oil for flavour and baked in a pan. Honest and tasty!

Out of stock

SKU: approach

Description

The Approachable has become a Happy Monk favourite; a loaf designed for the grocery shelf but with honest-to-god artisan credentials. You’ll recognize the ingredients: sourdough, whole wheat flour, salt, a bit of honey and oil for flavour and baked in a pan. Makes great toast!

It’s our version of the Approachable Loaf, a formula developed by “The Bread Lab Collective,” a group of bakers affiliated with The Bread Lab of Washington State University in Mount Vernon Washington. Our blog post about the loaf explains a little about its appeal. We also published the recipe for Happy Monk people to try out on their own.

One important caveat is that this loaf contains a small amount of commercial yeast to assist in leavening the whole-grain ingredients — less than half a percent of total flour weight. Wild-yeast sourdough does most of the heavy lifting, though, with nearly 21%.

The Approachable Loaf is an exciting bread trend — a sign that the artisan bread world has achieved a critical mass. And the confidence to present a viable challenge to the industrial bread makers: healthy, wholesome bread that is really tasty!

Note: This loaf contains some honey, so it’s not strictly vegan.