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Honey Wheat Bread

My husband makes the BEST bread. I think this recipe turns out better than the honey wheat bread from the local bakery. We usually eat a loaf right out of the oven - good thing it makes three!

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups warm water
  • 2 pkg. dry yeast (approximately 1/4 oz.)
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 5 cups bread Flour
  • 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, melted

Directions:

Mix water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey. Add 5 cups of bread four; stir to combine. Let rise for 30 minutes until big and bubbly.

Mix 3 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup honey, and salt into the dough. Mix in 2 cups whole wheat flour. Flour flat surface and knead dough into whole wheat flour, adding more flour as you go. You will knead in an additional 1 1/2 cups of wheat flour, or so, before the bread is tacky rather than sticky.

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Place in a greased bowl turning once to coat both sides of dough. Cover with dishcloth and let rise in warm place until doubled (we use oven set to 125 degrees F).

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Punch down dough and divide into three loaves or rounds. If making loaves, put dough in 9x5 inch loaf pan. Place back in warm oven and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by 1 inch.

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Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. Lightly brush tops of loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter when done to prevent crust from hardening.

Note: It is important that you use bread flour as it contains extra gluten, which helps the yeast do their thing, resulting in an airy loaf of bread.

Servings: 3 loaves
Time:2 Hours Preparation Time
30 Minutes Cooking Time

Source: www.allrecipes.com

By cs_jag from Hillsboro, OR

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Homemade White Bread

Making everyday fresh bread

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 tsp. yeast
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 2 cups warm water

Directions:

Mix the yeast with the water add oil. Mix all the dry ingredients add the yeast mix and mix together. Let double the dough and mix again let rise again. Divide the dough in two.

Put a little oil on a baking tray and put the dough on the baking tray in opposite sides so they wont touch each other.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and bake until golden brown. It is done when you take out the bread and turn to opposite side and you knock on the bottom, you hear a hollow noise.

The bread is ready. Enjoy!

By Dana from Palo Alto, CA

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Dark Mother Bread

This is a delicious honey wheat bread that tastes excellent topped with apple butter or dipped in soup.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/2 Tbsp. active dry yeast
  • 1/8 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbsp. butter, softened.
  • 2 cups all-purpose baking flour

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in water and add honey. Mix well.

Stir in whole wheat flour, salt, vegetable oil, and butter. Mix until a stiff dough has formed. Gradually work the all-purpose flour into the mix, 1/2 cup at a time.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead for 15 minutes or until dough is elastic.

Shape into a ball and place into an oiled bowl on top of the oven with a warm damp washcloth on top. Allow the dough to rise rise until it has doubled in size, about 45 minutes.

Place dough in greased 9x4 inch loaf pan. Punch down so fitted to bowl. Place back on top of the oven and place warm moist cloth over it. Allow to rise 1-2 inches above edge of pan, about an hour and a half.

Bake at 375 degrees F 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool in pan at least 15 minutes. Brush top with melted butter if desired.

Servings: 10
Time:3 Hours Preparation Time
30 Minutes Cooking Time

Source: About.com

By Silver from Cosby, TN

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Wheat Bread With Flax Seed

Enjoy the wonderful flavor of this homemade wheat bread with your next meal.

Ingredients:

  • 7 1/2 cups water
  • 4 1/2 Tbsp. yeast
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsp. salt
  • 6 Tbsp. flax seed
  • 6 cups wheat flour
  • additional white flour

Directions:

Combine first 6 ingredients and mix well. Add 2 cups wheat flour, mix well and add rest of wheat flour and enough white flour to make a nice soft dough that doesn't stick to your hands. Punch down 3 times at 30 minute intervals. The fourth time, take dough and shape into loaves. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Yield: 8 loaves.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Making Homemade Bread

I want to start making my own bread. Does anyone want to share their recipe?

By barrsbits from Council, NC

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By Laniegirl02/13/2010

Listen to Italian Swede. I bought the book and it is absolutely great. Now they have a new one out that is entitled "Healthy Homemade Bread in 5 minutes a Day. I want that one too! It contains recipes that have more whole wheat and rye flour in them.

Nobody believes how easy it is till they try it. I got two of my friends to buy the book and they both have had success with it. You can't go wrong......no kneading! They look like the olde world breads too, so appealing! Try it, you will love it! I found the cheapest place to buy the book is at Overstock.com.

Wheat Bread Recipe

In the recipe book that came with my 5 qt. mixer there's a recipe for whole wheat bread. The instructions say to add oil, but there is no oil in the list of ingredients, so I don't know how much. I love my mixer. I love the hands-free mixing.

Suzy

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By Laniegirl12/22/2010

And I agree with Olive Oyl and with a name like OliveOyl, she ought to know. Lol. I would at least use 2 T. for 3 cups flour.

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Whole Wheat Bread

Whole Wheat Bread #1

Ingredients
  • 3 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup honey ( can use sorghum molasses)
  • 1/2 cup gluten
  • 1/4 cup lecithin
  • 3 Tbsp. yeast
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 1 egg
  • 7 cup flour or more
Directions

Mix all ingredients to form a dough. Let rise 2 times. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until done.

By Robin from Washington, IA


Whole Wheat Bread #2

Ingredients
  • 5 cup water
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 2 Tbsp. lecithin granules
  • 1/4 cup gluten
  • 1/2 cup yeast
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 13 cup wheat flour
Directions

Use warm water from faucet. Sprinkle yeast and gluten over water. Add oil, honey, salt and lecithin granules. Add 6 c.flour and stir well. Gradually add approximately 7 more cups flour, kneading as you go. Knead well. Let rise 2 times. Then place 1 lb. dough in pans. Let rise until double and bake at 325-350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA


Wheat Bread Recipe

Does anyone have a good recipe for wheat bread made in an oven, not a bread machine?

Doris from Reedsville, WI


RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

If you find the box mixes for bread machines on sale, they are very good and have the directions on them to make them by hand and bake in the oven. (02/07/2007)

By

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

This is from the Prepared Pantry website. I used this recipe at Thanksgiving, my family loved it. 100% Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 5 to 6 cups fine-ground whole wheat flour
  • 1 seven gram packet of instant yeast (or two teaspoons)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons melted and slightly cooled butter

Directions

  1. Place about three cups of the flour in the bowl of your stand-type mixer. Add the yeast. Carefully measure 2 cups, room temperature (80 degrees) water. The water should feel cool to the touch. Mix the water with the flour with a dough hook for 30 seconds or until the yeast is dissolved and the ingredients begin to combine.
  2. Add the salt, egg, sugar, and butter and continue mixing. Add most of the remaining flour and continue mixing at a medium speed for at least four minutes adding more flour as needed to reach a soft dough consistency. (It is important that the dough be mixed for at least four minutes to develop the gluten.) The dough should clear the sides of the bowl but will be soft, not firm, to the touch.
  3. Once the dough is mixed, place it in a large greased bowl, turning once to coat both sides, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight or for up to three days.
  4. On the day that you would like to bake your bread, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it warm to room temperature--about three hours. The dough should rise to nearly double in size.
  5. Once the dough has risen, form the loaves. Coat your hands with flour and gently form a loaf by pulling the dough around itself to create a slightly stretched skin. You may need to coat your hands several times if the dough is sticky. If necessary, pinch the seams together on the bottom of the loaf. Lay the loaf gently in a well-greased loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Repeat with the second loaf. Let double again in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Once the dough has doubled (the loaf should be very puffy), place the two loaves on a shelf in the top half of the oven, well-spaced so that air can circulate between the loaves. Bake for thirty minutes or until done. The interior of the loaves should register at least 185 degrees when an insta-read thermometer is inserted through the bottom crust. Remove the bread from the pans and cool on wire racks. Let it cool completely before cutting.
(02/07/2007)

By micksgirl

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

  • 1 cup very warm water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 pkg. yeast (sprinkle over water/sugar mixture)

Put these ingredients in a small bowl & let set 10 min. while mixing the following ingred.

In a large bowl:

  • 3 cups whole wheat bread flour
  • 3 cups white bread flour
  • 1 Tablespoon salt (mix in flour before adding next ingredients)
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 1/2 cup warm water

The above water, sugar & yeast mixture: Mix all together by hand until thoroughly mixed. Wipe down sides of bowl with spatula. Spray top of dough with Pam & cover top of bowl w/ clean dish towel & allow to rise until doubled. (2-4 hrs)

Dump dough out on floured surface & knead about 2 min. Separate into 3 equal pieces. Shape into loaf shape & place into 3 Pam sprayed loaf pans. Cover with dish towel & let rise until doubled. Bake @ 350 degrees 20-25 min. Let cool in pans 5 min. before turning out onto wire cooling rack. Cool completely before wrapping or bagging. (04/01/2007)

By Mona


Making Homemade Bread

For those who dread the job of making bread from scratch, start with a small batch. I do only 4 loaves at a time. It is easier to raise, when the quantity is smaller. I raise mine only 2 times, not 3. For 35 years now.

By Barb A. from Summerhill, PA



Honey Wheat Bread

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup milk, scalded
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 4 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 2 pkg. yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 2/3-3 cups white flour

Directions:

Use electric mixer to beat the following ingredients together for at least 7 minutes: milk, honey, salt, margarine, yeast, water, egg, and 2 cups whole wheat flour. After beating, add 1 more cup of whole wheat flour and beat 2 more minutes. Mix in remaining flour using a spoon. Knead until dough is smooth. Put in large greased bowl. Let rise in warm place 1-2 hours until double. Punch down and let rise again about 1 hour. Punch down and shape into two loaves. Place into greased loaf pans. Let rise 1 hour. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA


Wheat Bread Recipe

Does anyone have a recipe for whole wheat bread that uses yeast in the recipe. Loaf bread or roll recipes would be great! Thanks and God Bless you!

Debra from Hampton, TN


RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?s_type=%2Frecipes.phpandq=wheat+breadandSearch=SearchandSearcht=Search (02/21/2009)

By MCW

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

See "Joy of Cooking" Whole Wheat Bread Plus. (02/23/2009)

By Carol in Towson, MD

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

Whole Wheat Bread, Machine
  • 1 TB rapid rise yeast
  • 2 1/2 cups white flour
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 TB sugar
  • 4 TB gluten
  • 1 TB olive oil
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water

Mix in dough cycle of bread machine or Kitchen Aid mixer, etc. Dump on to "bread board" to rest or proof a bit, then pan it. Bake at 350 degrees F. Bake buns 15 minutes or so. Makes 2 dozen buns or 2 large loaves bread. (02/23/2009)

By TandT Grandma

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

This is the best whole wheat recipe that I have ever made using all whole wheat flour and believe me, I have made many over the years. I now make all my own bread because this recipe is so good. I mix it in bread machine, but bake it in my oven.

100% Whole Wheat Bread

  • 1-1/3 cups lukewarm water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup nonfat dried milk
  • 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2-1/4 tsps. instant yeast (or bread machine yeast)

Mix in order given if your bread machine tells you to put liquid ingredients in first. Then put it in bread machine on dough cycle. When it is done, take out and shape into loaf and bake for approximately 30 minutes at 375 degrees F or till when tapped, it sounds hollow. (02/24/2009)

By Elaine

NO-KNEAD Artisan Bread

Ingredients:
  • 3 C flour (white, whole wheat, rye, or any kind, or any mixture, will do)
  • 1/2 tsp active dry yeast (NOT instant)
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 3/4 C water
  • oil for bowl
  • flour or cornmeal for countertop

Equipment:

  • whisk or fork
  • wooden spoon (optional)
  • mixing bowl
  • "resting" bowl
  • plastic wrap
  • Dutch oven or any other pot with lid that can go in oven

Directions: Day 1
Mix dry ingredients together with whisk (or fork). Add water and mix with one hand (or a wooden spoon), just enough to moisten all the dry ingredients. Transfer from mixing bowl to oiled resting bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 12 to 24 hours.

Directions: Day 2
Preheat oven to 500 Fahrenheit degrees, with the lidded pot inside. Pyrex works best for this, but a cast-iron Dutch oven is great too. Don't do anything else for at least half an hour, while your oven heats.

Dump dough onto a "heavily" floured surface (floured with flour, wheat bran, cornmeal, or whatever you like). Use a whole cup of your flour/whatever, at least. Fold once or twice, but do not knead. Sprinkle the top with more flour.

Get a friend to help if possible. Open the oven, remove the pot lid and set it right by the pot, dump the dough into the pot, lid the pot, and close the oven. This should all be done as quickly as possible without hurting yourself. I speak from experience: do NOT forget your pot holders or oven mitts, not even in the interest of speed. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, if you've used white flour, 30 to 40 if you've used whole wheat flour.

Variations:

  • use different flours
  • flour your board with oats, cornmeal, wheat bran, or something else besides flour
  • add a handful of caraway seeds, raisins and nuts, or some other seed/nut or fruit for flavor and texture
  • one of my favorites: Add 1 TBSP caraway, 1 TBSP honey, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, and the zest of 1 or 2 oranges

* Experiment, and tell us all about it. (02/24/2009)

By Chayil

RE: Wheat Bread Recipe

One tip I would add to the preceding tips is, soak the whole wheat flour (freshly ground if possible) in an equal amount of plain yogurt for 8-12 hours before you mix the rest of the ingredients in. It softens the bran and makes the nutrients more accessible, plus making the bread more tender and moist. I got this idea and a million others from Sally Fallon's "Nourishing Traditions." There is a restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho (next door to Sun Valley) that used to serve a similar loaf, with added whole apricot halves, almonds, and sometimes other fruit. I think they charged $20 a loaf, or something outrageous like that. It tasted perfect without the addition of butter or jam! (02/24/2009)

By coreenhart

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