Buckwheat cheaty sourdough

24 hours before you plan to bake your loaf, mix the first six ingredients in a stainless steel, glass or china bowl, cover and set aside at room temperature.

The mixture should look like cake batter - much wetter than standard bread dough. If you need to wait before baking your loaf, put the mixture in the fridge for up to another 24 hours.

After 24 hours is up, take a few spoonfuls of the soaked mixture and beat the yeast into it, until it is completely lump free - leave for a few minutes if using dried yeast. Add this, with the tapioca, ground linseed and molasses to the soaking mix, and beat until completely smooth using hands or a spoon.

The mixture should look like stiff cake batter now, but still be loose enough for you to scrape it into the tin, rather than mould it into a loaf – if it's too stiff, add a little water.

Line a 1lb (454g) loaf tin with baking parchment. Scrape in the mixture and level the top. Sprinkle with some sesame, sunflower, pumpkin or poppy seeds if you like. Leave to rise in a draft free place for around an hour, until the surface starts to show little cracks and feels puffy. The loaf will rise about 30% rather than double, as with traditional bread dough.

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.

Put the loaf gently into the oven, taking care not to bump it as you do, and bake for 20 minutes at 200°C.

Turn the oven down to 180°C and bake for another 40-50 minutes until the loaf is deep golden brown and feels firm when you press it at the sides.

Allow to rest for 5 minutes in the tin and then lift out using the parchment and cool on a rack in its paper. When cool, slice and freeze any that you won't eat that day to ensure that it stays completely fresh. Toast from frozen or defrost for a few hours at room temp.