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Whole wheat bread loaf freshly baked on a wooden board.
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How to Bake Whole Wheat Bread at Home

Making homemade bread is made easy with a bread machine. This recipe is sweetened with honey and combines wheat flour and white flour to make the perfect whole wheat bread.
Total Time4 hours 35 minutes
Cuisine: American, Breads, Russian
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 10
Calories: 225kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • Bread machine
  • Wooden spoon
  • Loaf pan
  • knife

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1¼ cup warm water
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3½ cups unbleached white flour
  • 1 Tbsp bran flakes
  • ¼ cup whole wheat flour

Instructions

Make the starter:

  • In the bread machine pan, combine water, sugar, flour, and yeast. Stir to dissolve. Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
    ¼ cup warm water, 1 Tbsp flour, ½ tsp sugar, 1 tsp yeast
    Bread ingredients in a bread machine bucket mixing with a spoon.

Make the dough:

  • After 30 minutes, add the dough ingredients to the starter: water, honey, melted butter, salt, white flour, bran flakes, and whole wheat flour. Stir with a wooden spoon.
    1¼ cup warm water, 2 Tbsp honey, 3 Tbsp butter,, 1 tsp salt, 3½ cups unbleached white flour, 1 Tbsp bran flakes, ¼ cup whole wheat flour
    Flour added to ingredients mixing with a wooden spoon.
  • Set your bread machine to the dough setting. Mine usually take 2 hours and 20 minutes.
    Risen dough in a bread machine basket.
  • After the dough has risen, form the dough into a smooth ball.
    Shaped round bread dough on a flour surface.
  • Place the dough into a baking pan or form into a loaf shape (free form, or use a loaf pan) and cover with a warm damp cloth. Let rest for 30-40 minutes.
    Loaf of bread in a loaf pan with parchment paper, and a towel on the side.
  • Preheat the oven to 380° F.
  • Score the loaf with a sharp knife.
    Scored loaf of bread dough ready to bake in a loaf pan.
  • Sprinkle some water and place in the pre-heated oven.
  • Bake for 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Remove the bread from the oven and from the pan. Let cool for about 30 minutes, then enjoy.
    Whole wheat bread baked in a loaf pan atop a wooden board.

Notes

Make grilled cheese sandwiches with this delicious whole wheat bread!

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 3mg