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Honey Whole Wheat Bread


…this is sooooooooooo for you.  Why is it simple?  Because there are no long rise times and your dough hook is going to do all the work while you read a magazine.  I did.

Even if you have never made bread, you will not screw this up.

I saw this recipe for Honey Whole Wheat Bread over at Baking and Boys and was impressed at how easy it looked.  Katrina used whole wheat flour while I used white whole wheat flour.  Either way, it’s way better than store bought sandwich bread. 

What I like most, if I use all the bread at breakfast time, I can make up a batch to be ready for lunch.  It’s that easy and quick.

So give it a try, you will love it.


In the bowl of your stand mixer combine 3 cups white whole wheat or whole wheat flour, 2 packages of yeast (I used active dry) and 1 Tablespoon vital wheat gluten.  Add 2-1/2 cups of warm water (not hotter than body temperature) and mix until combined.  Let stand 10 minutes.


In a small bowl combine 1/3 cup canola oil, 1/3 cup honey, 1-1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice and 1 Tablespoon table salt.  Add the oil-honey mixture to the flour mixture and mix untl combined.  Add in the additional 3-1/2-4 cups flour (this means, start with 3-1/2 and if it’s too wet add more) and mix.  Knead the dough for 10 minutes with the dough hook.


When it’s done divide the dough evenly into two loaves.  Place the dough into two loaf pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray.  Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise for 30 minutes. 

Brush with an egg white before placing in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. 


Cool on a wire rack.


Then smother with butter.

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Easy Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Recipe from: Inspired from Baking and Boys | Serves: 2 loaves

Ingredients

  • 6-1/2 to 7 cups white whole wheat or whole wheat flour, divided
  • 2 packets yeast, active dry or rapid rise
  • 1 Tablespoon vital wheat gluten
  • 2-1/2 cups warm water
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1-1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon table salt
  • 1 large egg white

Directions

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer combine 3 cups whole wheat white or whole wheat flour, yeast (I used active dry) and vital wheat gluten. Add water (not hotter than body temperature) and mix until combined. Let stand 10 minutes.
  • In a small bowl combine canola oil, honey, lemon juice and salt. Add the oil-honey mixture to the flour mixture and mix untl combined. Add in the additional 3-1/2-4 cups flour (this means, start with 3-1/2 and if it's too wet add more) and mix. Knead the dough for 10 minutes with the dough hook.
  • When it's done divide the dough evenly into two loaves. Place the dough into two loaf pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise for 30 minutes.
  • Brush with an egg white before placing in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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  9. how funny, I just made this yesterday! I got the recipe from maria’s Two Peas and Their Pod, but it’s so popular it’s popping up everywhere! I agree it’s totally delicious, but I didn’t see the brush with egg first, so mine aren’t shiny like yours 😛 Mine also didn’t rise as much as yours, but my yeast was fine. Who knows, I know it was delcious and you’re right, EASY!

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  12. Yay! Looks great. I’m going to go make some more right now, if I don’t we’re out of bread and the boys won’t have their beloved pb/j sammies for lunch!
    All the credit for this one goes to Maria at Two Peas (and the friend’s who gave her their recipe). Nothing beats simple and tasty!
    Thanks for the shout out to me! 😉

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  17. Wow, I usually won’t even try homemade bread because I don’t have the time or skills but this looks like one I can do!

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  19. There’s not much better than a slice of warm bread smothered in butter. What little baking I do, I’ve managed to do with a hand mixer. I’ve never owned a nice mixer, therefore don’t have a dough hook. Maybe some day!

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  20. I gave up trying to make bread years ago because they always turned out like lead bricks, so I look forward to trying this recipe. Mr. Snooty will faint if it turns out right!

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  23. Mmm. The texture of this bread looks just like the stuff my mom made when I was a kid. It was heaven warm from the oven with a pat of butter… Mom would have adored the ease of a kneading hook! 🙂

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  24. I make honey whole wheat all the time….♥ ♥ ♥ it…..homemade bread is the very BEST smell ever….I wish we could bottle that smell….love this recipe….YOU’RE DA BOMB BABY!

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  31. I use my bread maker to mix almost all of my bread doughs. 4 cups of flour makes 2 nice 8″x4″ bread loaves. I use the white whole wheat, too, because my older sons are less likely to look at it and bellow “Eeewwww!”. I’m making 3 new kinds of bread this week/weekend/next week, and will post them if they turn out well.

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  32. Wowee. That is simple. The wholewheat bread I use to make had proofing plus two risings. I like this version. It’s easier and it still looks delicious.

    My dough hook is very underused. I need to give it some exercise!

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  37. That’s some super power you have – once again I’m already making the thing you blogged about just hours before. The bread is in the oven right now. Can’t wait!

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  42. Must I have a dough hook? Could I do it as a work-it-off-before-I-eat-the-whole-loaf kneading workout?

    LOVE making bread…will give it a go and employ some wee kneaders…

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  50. Looks awesome!!! I have just started bread making and am addicted to it. Of course I cheat and use my kitchen aid to do all the work while I pace around the kitchen and clean up. Could not live without that toy.

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  51. hmmm, that bread looks really good. Your assurance that you will not screw it up almost makes me want to try it! I’m famous for making bricks… But I’m still trying to justify buying that dang kitchenaid stand mixer.

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  54. That last line, “smother with butter” had me drooling.

    Granted, we don’t like honey infused breads, I might just give this one a try. Although, every time I end up trying to bake bread on my own, it ends up being an EPIC FAILURE!

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