Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

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Want to make whole wheat bread yourself? Just follow my step by step instructions to get a fresh loaf of homemade whole wheat bread from your own oven!

I shared my recipe for whole wheat dinner rolls a few weeks ago and usually one of the first questions I am asked is how you make that recipe into a loaf of bread instead.  And, why wouldn’t want to know that?  Homemade whole wheat bread makes the best toast!  However, toasted or not, you will love this whole wheat bread.  Even my kids loved it!  

To make the dough for this whole wheat bread I use a stand mixer.  There’s no reason why you couldn’t make it by hand, I just prefer to use a mixer.    Mix up your dough as instructed below.  You will add the 1 1/2 cups of white flour last.  Add the additional 1/2 cup of flour a bit at a time as needed.   You may not need it all.  You want your dough to come into a ball and clean the sides of your mixing bowl but still stick to the bottom of the bowl.  It is better to lean more toward a stickier dough than not.  Knead the dough for 3 minutes.  Then cover your whole wheat dough and let rise until doubled.  Mine took an hour to double.

Dump the risen wheat dough onto a lightly floured surface.  Shape it into loaf, pinching the seam shut well.  Place the loaf in a bread pan  that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.  Cover and let rise until doubled.  Mine took between a half hour and 45 minutes to double.  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Bake your whole wheat bread for 45-50 minutes.  You will need to tent the wheat bread about halfway through baking with tin foil to avoid over browning.  Run a cube of butter over the hot bread and let it cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.  

This recipe is very similar to my homemade white bread or my 90 minutes dinner rolls.  If you liked this recipe then you may like those ones as well.  Another recipe that is a favorite of ours is my copycat italian cheese bread.

Have you tried this recipe?  If so, leave me a rating and a comment below!

A few recipes to go with your homemade whole wheat bread!

Salmon Piccata

Salmon Piccata Salad

Layered Summer Salad

Chicken Pasta Caesar Salad

Hawaiian Dinner Rolls

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Homemade Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

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• Author: Mindee
• Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 90 minutes rise time)
• Cook Time: 45 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 1 Loaf 1x
• Category: Bread
• Method: Baking
• Cuisine: American

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Want to make whole wheat bread yourself? Just follow my step by step instructions to get a fresh loaf of homemade whole wheat bread from your own oven!

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups Warm Water
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1 Tbs. Active Dry Yeast
• 1/4 Cup Honey
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 4 Tbs. Butter, room temp.
• 1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 1/2–2 Cups All Purpose Flour

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Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water.  Also to stand for 5 minutes.
2. Add the honey, salt, butter, and 1 1/2 cups of wheat flour.  Mix at a low speed.
3. Add 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour while the mixer is running.  Mix until well combined.
4. You may or may not need to add more flour at this point.  You want the dough to come together in a sticky ball that mostly cleans the sides of the bowl, but still sticks to the bottom.  Add more flour a little at a time if you need to.  Lean more towards a stickier dough than a stiff dough.
5. Knead in your mixer for 3 minutes.  Then cover and let rise until doubled.   This should take about an hour.
6. Dump risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
7. Shape it into a loaf sealing the seams well.
8. Place the loaf in a bread pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
9. Cover and let rise until doubled (about a half hour to 45 minutes).
10. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees  Bake risen bread for 45-50 minutes.  About half way through baking you will need to tent the wheat bread with foil to avoid over browning.
11. Run a cube of butter over the top of the hot bread.
12. Cool 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

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Last Updated on June 20, 2019