Simple Whole Wheat Bread
4.8
Ingredients
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 170 min
Instructions
- 1 Gather all ingredients.
- 2 Mix warm water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey in a large bowl to dissolve.
- 3 Add 5 cups bread flour, and stir to combine.
- 4 Let sit for 30 minutes, or until big and bubbly.
- 5 Mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, remaining 1/3 cup honey, and salt. Stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour.
- 6 Transfer dough to a floured work surface and gradually knead in remaining 2 cups whole wheat flour.
- 7 Knead until dough starts to pull away from the work surface, adding more whole wheat flour if necessary; dough should be a bit tacky to the touch, but not too sticky.
- 8 Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of the dough.
- 9 Cover with a dish towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- 10 Grease three 9x5-inch loaf pans. Punch down the dough, and divide it into 3 loaves.
- 11 Place in the prepared loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch, another 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- 12 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the risen loaves in the preheated oven until golden brown for 25 to 30 minutes, do not overbake.
- 13 Lightly brush the tops of the loaves with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter when done to prevent crust from getting hard.
- 14 Cool completely. Enjoy!
By Nita Crabb