Malt loaf

Malt loaf
A malt loaf made by Soreen

Malt loaf is a common snack food in the United Kingdom. Malt loaf has a sweet taste and a very chewy texture like very heavy, soft bread. It is made from malt and often contains fruit such as raisins. Malt loaf is usually eaten sliced and with butter.

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History

Main article: Digestive biscuit

In 1889, John Montgomerie of Scotland filed a U.S. patent application titled Making Malted Bread which was granted in 1890. This patent asserted a prior patent existed in England dated 1886. Montgomerie claimed a novel saccharification process which involved warming a portion of dough mixed with diastatic malt extract to an appropriate mash temperature and holding it for a time so the extract's enzymes would pre-digest some of the starch.[1]

Manufactured Malt loaves

Soreen (/ˈsɔriːn/ sor-een) is a popular brand of malt loaf. The name is derived from 'Sorensen', the name of the family that once ran the company. In 2003 Warburtons sold the brand to Inter Link Foods and in 2007 Soreen became part of McCambridge Group.[2] Aunt Ellen's is another popular brand. Both are produced in Manchester.

Harvo was another brand of malt loaf which was made in Birmingham up until the company went bankrupt in 1973. In some areas the name Harvo or Harvo Loaf is still often used to describe malt loaf regardless of the brand.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Patent 423,263
  2. ^ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/49/49834_interlink_foods_buys_soreen_.html

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