Cutting a slice of malt loaf... is there a knack?

[Accy cyclist]

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[Houthakker]

You can slice it as thin as you want if you freeze it first. I keep mine in the freezer then just cut a couple of thin slices when I need some, butter and make them into a sandwich then cut into four bite size pieces. Malt loaf keeps for ages in the freezer and the snacks are nice and easy to fish out of a plastic bag in a rear pocket

 

[luckyfox]

Freeze it, use a bread knife to slice carefully and then wait 4 hours for it to defrost... problemo solved!

 

[Keith Oates]

My attempt at making malt loaf. Tasted every bit as vile as it looks. And the ingredients cost me a fortune! View attachment 58498

(Sobs and tears up British Bake Off entry forms!)

Is that what they mean when they say 'it's a burnt offering' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mattonsea]

Cant you buy it already sliced ????????

 

[Dayvo]

Cutting isn't necessary.

Buy two loaves, butter the top of one and the bottom of the other and you have a sandwich that should last whilst you have a cuppa or two.

 

[subaqua]

It only needs cutting once, length ways then add butter and eat

the addition of bacon between the slices is the only improvement i can suggest. yes it sounds horrible and i thought that too until i tried it.

 

[welsh dragon]

I had no idea you could freeze malt loaf.

 

[Fnaar]

My attempt at making malt loaf. Tasted every bit as vile as it looks. And the ingredients cost me a fortune! View attachment 58498

(Sobs and tears up British Bake Off entry forms!)

Malt loaf is one of those things for which I've decided that life is too short to make your own when it's cheap and tasty in the shops.
Other foods in this category include: (bear in mind I LIKE/LOVE all these, and have tried to make my own, but have vowed never to bother again)
Mayonnaise
Hummus (this cost me a food blender, which broke under the pressure)
Guacamole

 

[Over The Hill]

Also I count a slice as one of my five a day.

 

[Beebo]

Cant you buy it already sliced ????????

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Cutting isn't necessary.

Buy two loaves, butter the top of one and the bottom of the other and you have a sandwich that should last whilst you have a cuppa or two.

No need to bother with buttering just use the pack whole.

 

[subaqua]

My attempt at making malt loaf. Tasted every bit as vile as it looks. And the ingredients cost me a fortune! View attachment 58498

(Sobs and tears up British Bake Off entry forms!)

I have made 2 so far. I bought pre malted flour rather than adding malt extract . and then doubled the quantities of treacle muscovado sugar and raisins in it that the recipe said.. kneaded proved knocked back proved , knocked back and shaped then baked. almost as good as soreen and the kids loved it

 

[ayceejay]

You can slice it as thin as you want if you freeze it first. I keep mine in the freezer then just cut a couple of thin slices when I need some, butter and make them into a sandwich then cut into four bite size pieces. Malt loaf keeps for ages in the freezer and the snacks are nice and easy to fish out of a plastic bag in a rear pocket

You say this and contradict it with your illustration

 

[ColinJ]

I have made 2 so far. I bought pre malted flour rather than adding malt extract . and then doubled the quantities of treacle muscovado sugar and raisins in it that the recipe said.. kneaded proved knocked back proved , knocked back and shaped then baked. almost as good as soreen and the kids loved it

Does ... not ... compute!

Why go to all that effort to make something which is only 'almost as good' as the real thing?

If you had said 'much better' then it would have been worth it.