Dissolve the yeast in 100ml of the water and allow to activate (10 minutes)

Add the flour, salt and oil into the mixing bowl then finally add the water and the dissolved yeast. How you add the water depends on how intend to do the mixing – see the general instructions.

Mix the dough using a Stand Mixer or by hand, place the dough in a covered bowl and leave the dough to rise until doubled in size.

Flatten the dough by folding it out and kneading it gently into a ball

Prepare a loaf tin by greasing and dusted with flour into an oval the length of the tin.

Cover and leave in a warm place to rise until again doubled in size. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (Conventional oven or Fan oven) .

Bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

Place on a cooling rack and allow to cool.