Malt loaf

Short description: Type of sweet leavened bread

Malt loaf

Place of origin| Scotland
Region or state| Unknown
Created by| John Montgomerie
Main ingredients| Malt, fruits

* Cookbook: Malt loaf

Malt loaf is a type of sweet leavened bread made with malt extract as a primary ingredient. It has a chewy texture and often contains raisins. It is usually eaten sliced and spread with butter for tea. Malt flour is sometimes used to supplement the flavour.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Commercial production
* 3 Variants in other countries
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

In 1889, John Montgomerie of Scotland filed a US patent application titled "Making Malted Bread," which was granted in 1890. This patent asserted a prior patent existed in Great Britain 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 to allow the extract's enzymes to break down some of the starch into maltose.[2]

## Commercial production

"Soreen" (/ˈsɔːriːn/) is a brand of malt loaf manufactured in the United Kingdom since the 1930s. The name is derived from Danish immigrant John Rahbak Sorenson,[3] the inventor of the Soreen recipe and "Green", a business partner. In 2004, Warburtons sold the brand to Inter Link Foods.[4] In 2007, Soreen became part of McCambridge Group. In 2014, UK food group Samworth Brothers bought the Soreen brand for an undisclosed sum.[5]

"Harvo" was a brand of malt loaf which was made at the company's bakery at 257 Lawley Street, Birmingham[6][7][8][9] 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.  [citation needed] The Harvo trademark was later held by one of the Premier Foods companies, associated with its takeover of Rank Hovis McDougall, RHBB (IP) Ltd; The Harvo trademark expired in 2006.[10]

## Variants in other countries

In December and during the holiday season, a similar type of bread called vörtbröd (literally “wort bread”) is popular in Scandinavia.[11] The dough's water is supplied by beer wort, adding sweetness and flavour to the bread. Several different spices and fruits commonly associated with Christmas are also added, e.g., cloves, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and raisins.[12]

## See also

* Brown bread
* Raisin bread
* Tea loaf
* List of breads
* List of desserts

## References

1. ↑ Kent, N.L.; Evers, A.D. (1994). Technology of Cereals: An Introduction for Students of Food Science and Agriculture. Pergamon. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-08-040834-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=wUwHtcqoP0YC&pg=PA181. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
2. ↑ U.S. Patent 423,263
3. ↑ https://britishfoodhistory.com/2023/07/28/to-make-malt-loaf/
4. ↑ "Interlink Foods buys Soreen". Manchester Evening News. 9 August 2004. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/49/49834_interlink_foods_buys_soreen_.html.
5. ↑ "Samworth Brothers snaps up Soreen". http://www.just-food.com/news/samworth-brothers-snaps-up-soreen_id125830.aspx. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
6. ↑ "Planning application by Harvo Ltd for bakery and shop at 257 Lawley St". 6 July 1955. http://eplanning.idox.birmingham.gov.uk/publisher/docs/8CAF696F631496A52E61CB73D6224433/Document-8CAF696F631496A52E61CB73D6224433.pdf.
7. ↑ "Harvo Malt Bread". Birmingham History Forum. http://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/harvo-malt-bread.36357/.
8. ↑ "Steelwork Designed by S A Budd Erected for Harvo Bakery". https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB146_BS-CH_4_3_3/.
9. ↑ Site of Harvo, 257, Lawley Street, Birmingham:  [ ⚑ ] 52°28′50″N 1°52′37″W﻿ / ﻿52.48043°N 1.87699°W﻿ / 52.48043; -1.87699﻿ (Harvo, Lawley Street)
10. ↑ "HARVO FRUITED MALT LOAF". http://www.trademarkuk.info/tm/1374712/harvo_fruited_malt_loaf.
11. ↑ "Julordlista - Christmas Glossary". http://swengelsk.se/xmas/Julord.html. Retrieved 2013-01-04. "vörtbröd" → "malt loaf, malt bread"
12. ↑ "Google translate: bread flavored with wort". https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http://www.spisa.nu/3.11393/varufakta/vortbrod/. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

## External links

* Soreen website
* McCambridge website
* photo of Harvo badge

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