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Honey Whole Wheat Bread

By Rachael | Updated on August 6, 2020

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Honey Whole Wheat Bread:

There is nothing quite like homemade bread. It is cozy, comforting, and delicious. This bread is made from scratch, and has great flavor and texture. You will love how easy to make this whole wheat bread is. So get baking!

Whole wheat bread made from scratch

Honey Whole Wheat Bread, made from scratch, including grinding the wheat. Obviously that is optional, but as much as it, sounds like a big endeavor, you will love how simple it truly is.

I have a friend who makes amazing bread. Not too long ago she made me this amazing honey whole wheat bread. She gave me several loaves, and I devoured them.

When she gave them to me, and I had them in my car as I drove home. It was a 45 minute drive, and I could smell them. The whole drive I was anxious to break into the bread. It had my mouth watering.

Loaves of hone whole wheat bread

Of course, as soon as I got home I dug in. I slathered slices in honey butter, ate it plain, warmed it up and ate it with jam, toasted it, used French butter, had a sandwich with the whole wheat bread, and ate it alongside my soup.

Basically I was in carb heaven for a couple days.

I don’t actually eat a lot of bread normally. We don’t buy it that often, and when we do, it usually goes moldy before we get it all used up. I know, I know. Bread is delicious. But the thing is, I grew up eating homemade bread, and the stuff I get in the grocery store aisles doesn’t usually compare, and I don’t live super near a great bakery for getting homemade honey whole wheat.

Delicious hone whole wheat bread made from scratch

I think we can all agree that homemade trumps not homemade.

However, since I do not have a bread machine, and I am a little lazy, I rarely make my own bread. When I do, I go for the 7 minute crockpot version, which is so super easy but not whole wheat, and not nearly as soft and pillowy as this bread is. So when my friend told me that this Honey Whole Wheat Bread recipe was easy to make, I had to share it with you guys.

She grinds her own wheat when she makes it, but you don’t have to do that, you can buy whole wheat flour. I recommend the Bob’s Red Mill version, as I have always had the best luck with it, and it is seriously yummy.  If you want to grind your own wheat and have a KitchenAid stand mixer you can get an Grain Mill attachment.  This

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Optional Ingredients

Vital Wheat Gluten

You may notice a few random ingredients in this recipe. One is Vital Wheat Gluten. I want to explain what it is, and why you might want to buy a bag of it, and use it in this recipe. But I also want to assure you, this recipe works without it. Vital wheat gluten is made from wheat flour that was hydrated to activate the gluten, then processed to remove everything but that gluten. Then it is dried and turned into a powder.

It is gluten, which is added to whole wheat breads, and other whole grain breads to help strengthen their structure, while lightening their texture. It also promotes a good rise, which means the overall quality crumb, and texture of the bread is better.
Basically it improves the elasticity and rise of the dough,  and the crumb of the loaf. But it is not 100% necessary.

Dough Enhancer

Dough enhancer is another product that is great for getting really nice finished loaves, but is not necessary.  It is what commercial bread makers use to get that super smooth bread. It is great for texture, but again, not necessary. Just how store bought wheat  bread is often so soft. It also helps with  shelf life. So if you  are going to bake for a week, it can help the bread last longer.

Great hone whole wheat bread

This Honey Whole Wheat Bread is warm, comforting, and delicious. It is pillowy soft, smells amazing while baking, and after, and has a texture and taste you won’t be able to quit. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Other bread recipes you might enjoy:

  • Cinnamon Swirl Bread
  • Garlic Bread Twists
  • Gingerbread
  • Cinnamon Rolls
  • Simple and Quick Dinner Rolls
Whole wheat bread made from scratch

Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Honey Whole Wheat Bread is cozy, comforting, delicious homemade bread. This bread is made from scratch, and has great flavor and texture. You will love how easy to make this whole wheat bread is. So get baking!
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Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade bread, honey whole wheat, whole wheat bread
Prep Time: 1 hour hour
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 loaves
Calories: 192kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cup warm water 90-100°
  • 1 tablespoons SAF yeast
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup applesauce
  • 1 tablespoons Vital Wheat Gluten optional
  • 1 tablespoons Dough Enhancer optional
  • 5 1/2-6 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour I prefer Bob's Red Mill (divided)
  • 1 tablespoons salt

Instructions

  • In stand mixer add water, yeast, oil, honey, applesauce, gluten*, dough enhancer* and 2 cups of wheat flour.
  • Using a dough hook, mix until incorporated.
  • Turn to lowest speed and add salt and remaining flour, 1/2 cup of flour at a time until the dough scrapes away from the edges. The total amount of flour may vary based on where you are, humidity etc.
  • Once the bowl edges are clean, continue to knead on low speed for six minutes. If you skip the gluten and the dough enhancer, knead for even longer. You want to knead until you can touch the dough, and your finger pulls away clean.
  • Remove and shape into two loaves. Place loaves into greased loaf pans.
  • Let rise until doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes, and bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until an internal temperature reaches 200°

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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