Bloomers

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Fresh out of the oven using 60% strong white bread flour and 40% rye flour 

turned out nicely , lovely texture and great taste , bloomer or not ! 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomers are traditional British loaves which are given a set of inclined diagonal slashes before baking.  This causes them to open up beautifully, to bloom.  Like so:

a "bloomer" is an elongated, mostly or all-white flour CY hearth loaf, lightly baked (golden, never boldly).  Traditionally scored cross-wise, like a deli rye in the US.   I'm no expert (or Brit, for that matter) but I don't think 40% rye would qualify as a "standard" bloomer formula.  Probably a whole lot tastier than the standard though, which can be pretty insipid.

Google/image "UK bloomer bread". 

Tom

Hi Tom yes I stand to be corrected what do you think I should call this loaf can you advise me

Bob.

I see no reason to back off on your name for your fine loaves.   Unless there's some Ministry of Bloomers that specifies that a Bloomer D.O.P. cannot have more than 5% rye in or ... something like that.

Tom