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Honey whole wheat bread

Handmade Farmhouse
Print Recipe
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 loaves

Equipment

  • KitchenAid mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons regular or quick active dry active yeast I like SAF brand
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable or light oil
  • 2 1/2 cups warm water
  • 3 cups bread flour (All purpose will work fine, too)
  • 1/2 Cup 7 seed mix Optional: I love the Herbs Super 7 Seed mix

Instructions
 

  • Mix whole wheat flour, honey, oil, salt and yeastt in mixing bowl. Add warm water. Mix on low-medium until ingredients have combined. Scrape bowl if needed. Stir in 3 cups of bread or all purpose flour- a cup at a time (be sure to give the dough time to mix so that it can incorporate all the flour slowly!)
    I like to mix dough with my dough hook for a solid 5-7 minutes so that the dough really gets stretch and smooth. This will make for a really delicious texture in your bread.
    Place dough on a lightly floured surface to knead if you're mixing by hand. Knead for 5-10 minutes.
    Place dough in a large bowl, sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover with a clean dish towel or loose plastic wrap and allow to rise for 1 hour. It should double in size.
    Prepare two loaf pans by spraying with non-stick spray.
    When dough is doubled in size, dump it onto a lightly floured counter. Cut dough in half. Roll or press each half into a long rectangle (about 8x16) and roll tightly like you would cinnamon roll dough (beginning on the 8' side). Tuck ends under and place the dough loaves into the prepared baking pans.
    Cover loaves loosely and allow to rise for 45 minutes. The loaves will easily double in size and be ready for baking!
    Prehead oven to 375 degrees F. Bake loaves for 38-40 minutes or until they are a deep golden on top, and when you tap the top of the loaf it sounds hallow. Remove loaves to cool on a wire rack for a few moments and then remove from the pan to cool so they do not collect condensation.
    This bread freezes very well in a ziplock bag.

Notes

I find this recipe to be much easier with a KitchenAid mixer, but if you don't have one it can most definitely be mixed by hand! Just be sure to knead the dough for 5-10 minutes until it is completely smooth.