4.8 from 33 votes
Whole Wheat Bread
A simple Whole Wheat Bread recipe made with yeast and made easy with all of my tips and tricks! Perfect with butter, jams, honey, etc!
Prep Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
24
slices (2 loaves total)
Calories:
146 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups water warm
- .5 oz active dry yeast 2 packets
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
- 3 cups whole wheat flour you will need anywhere from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup butter melted
Instructions
- In a liquid measuring cup, stir warm water together with yeast and honey. Set aside 10 minutes to proof and bubble up.
- In a large bowl, add 3 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup of whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and melted butter. Stir together gently. Create a well in the middle and pour in the yeast mixture.
- Start mixing using a large spoon until a dough forms. Switch to kneading with your hands, sprinkling whole wheat flour into the dough until it is smooth and slightly sticky. It should feel tacky, but not stick to your hands. This process should take about 6 minutes. DO NOT pour entire amount of whole wheat flour onto dough and try to knead it in. YOU WILL get a tough, dry dough. Just go little by little to get the texture you’re looking for.
- Place dough into a well greased bowl and roll around to coat. Cover gently with a clean kitchen towel and rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Remove dough from bowl and divide into two even amounts. Gently press into two rectangles the width of your loaf pans. Roll up to form a log and place into each greased loaf pan. Cover and rise again for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- After about 30 minutes or rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake loaves for 30-40 minutes or until completely cooked through. Try to not over bake!
- Optional step: when bread is removed from the oven and still hot, rub the tops with butter.
- Cool 20 minutes in pans before removing to cooling racks. Cool completely before cutting into slices. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator to keep up to 4 days. OR place into the freezer.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
146kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
211mg
(9%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.02mg
(0%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 slices (2 loaves total)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 146kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 211mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.