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Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

Updated: Sep 28, 2023 by Mindee ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 14 Comments

Don't you love to make your own bread? Nothing smells better than a loaf of bread baking in the oven! This easy recipe for fluffy whole-wheat bread is absolutely delicious! You won't be able to resist a warm slice spread with butter!

Fresh loaf of whole wheat bread.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • This soft whole-wheat bread is so much better than store-bought bread!
  • This is a great recipe if it's your first time baking bread on your own!
  • Whole wheat flour makes this recipe a little healthier for your family!

Ingredient Notes

  • Honey - I've used both regular honey and cream honey for this recipe. Pure maple syrup could be substituted for the honey.
  • Sugar - Even though this recipe calls for honey, I use a little bit of white sugar to activate the yeast.
  • White Flour - Use all-purpose flour, not bread flour. Even though this is a wheat bread recipe, you cannot use entirely wheat flour. It's too heavy, and your loaf will not rise as well as turn out as a hard, dense brick.
  • Whole Wheat Flour - I've used white whole wheat flour for this recipe as well as regular wheat flour.
  • Butter - Both unsalted butter and salted butter work fine.
  • Yeast - I use active dry yeast for this recipe.
Flour, butter, yeast, honey, sugar, salt, whole wheat flour
Very simple ingredients for the best whole wheat bread recipe!

How To Make

  • Even though I am making this bread recipe in a stand mixer, it may be made by hand as well.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. 
  • Also, the yeast mixture to stand for 5 minutes.
Activate yeast with sugar and warm water.
Activate the yeast in the bowl of your stand mixer!
  • Add the honey, salt, butter, and 1 ยฝ cups of whole wheat flour.  Mix at a low speed.
  • Add 1 ยฝ cups of all-purpose flour while the mixer is running.  Mix until well combined.
Mix in honey, butter and flour.
Mix in butter, honey, whole wheat flour, and white flour.
  • 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 mixing 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. Too much flour results in a heavy, dense loaf.
  • Knead your bread dough in the mixer for 3 minutes. 
  • Cover and let the dough rise until doubled in a warm place.   This should take about an hour.
  • Dump the risen dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
  • Shape the dough into a loaf, sealing the seams well.
  • Place the loaf in a bread pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Cover and let the bread rise until doubled in the loaf pan (about a half hour to 45 minutes).
  • Preheat your oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake risen bread for 45-50 minutes. When lightly thumped, it should be hollow sounding.
  • The baked bread should be golden brown, not dark brown, so about halfway through baking, you will need to cover the wheat bread with aluminum foil to avoid over-browning.
  • Run a cube of butter over the top of the hot bread.
  • Cool for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
  • Store completely cooled bread wrapped in plastic wrap or in a large ziploc bag.
Shape dough into a loaf and bake.
Let the dough rise and shape into a loaf to bake!

FAQs and Expert Tips

Can all wheat flour in this recipe?

You can, I suppose, but I wouldn't.ย  The bread won't rise high and will be so dense and heavy you won't want to eat it.ย 

Can I make this in a bread machine?

Honestly, I have no idea. I'm not a fan of bread machine bread, so I've not ever purchased one and haven't used one in over 20 years.

What is the best way to keep this bread fresh?

Keep your cooled loaf wrapped in plastic wrap or in a gallon-size Ziploc bag.

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Homemade Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

Mindee
Don't you love to make your own bread? Nothing smells better than a loaf of bread baking in the oven! This easy recipe for fluffy whole-wheat bread is absolutely delicious! You won't be able to resist a warm slice spread with butter!
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Loaf
Calories 1835 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ยฝ Cups Warm Water
  • 2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 Tbs. Active Dry Yeast
  • ยผ Cup Honey
  • 1 ยฝ teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Tbs. Butter room temp.
  • 1 ยฝ Cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 ยฝ - 2 Cups All Purpose Flour

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Also, stand for 5 minutes.
  • Add the honey, salt, butter, and 1 ยฝ cups of wheat flour. Mix at a low speed.
  • Add 1 ยฝ cups of all-purpose flour while the mixer is running. Mix until well combined.
  • 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.ย  Lean more towards a stickier dough than a stiff dough.
  • Knead in your mixer for 3 minutes. Then cover and let rise until doubled.ย This should take about an hour.
  • Dump the risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
  • Shape it into a loaf, sealing the seams well.
  • Place the loaf in a bread pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled (about a half hour to 45 minutes).
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Bake risen bread for 45-50 minutes.ย  About halfway through baking, you will need to cover the wheat bread with foil to avoid over-browning.
  • Run a cube of butter over the top of the hot bread.
  • Cool for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Notes

  • Do not substitute additional whole wheat flour for the white flour.ย  Your dough will not rise if you do this, leaving you with a dense, heavy loaf like a brick.
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Nutrition

Calories: 1835kcalCarbohydrates: 401gProtein: 52gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 981mgPotassium: 1072mgFiber: 26gSugar: 104gVitamin A: 27IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 243mgIron: 17mg
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  1. Corrina Dick

    March 11, 2023 at 8:05 am

    I make this bread once a week. My family doesn't like whole wheat bread but they love this. The addition of honey is a game changer. Make this easy bread recipe, you won't be disappointed

    Reply
  2. David Howard

    October 30, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    Do you need to use vital gluten to make the bread rise more?

    Reply
    • Mindee

      October 30, 2021 at 3:33 pm

      No, the yeast called for should be all you need for a good rise.

      Reply
    • Corrina

      March 12, 2022 at 6:24 pm

      This bread is fantastic ! I made it today and didn't mention the words "whole wheat" because my husband wouldn't want to try it. He LOVED it.
      I'll be making this again and again for sure

      Reply
      • Mindee

        March 14, 2022 at 7:13 am

        That's awesome!!!

        Reply
  3. K

    May 05, 2020 at 7:09 am

    I made this recipe yesterday and it turned out very good! This was my first time to bake bread. What is your recommended storage for this delicious loaf of wheat bread? How long can it last on the counter or packaged in the refrigerator or freezer?

    Reply
    • mindeescookingobsession

      May 05, 2020 at 9:24 am

      It's good on the counter for 2-3 days if you live in a location that's low in humidity. In the fridge, it should be good for about a week. In the freezer, about 6 months.

      Reply
  4. Kristy Ford

    March 25, 2020 at 11:11 am

    Made this recipe yesterday. The loaf was perfect. It was the size of store bought bread, was light and fluffy and came out perfect. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Jeanene

    March 20, 2020 at 6:41 am

    Using the recommended amount of flours made for an extremely wet dough. I had to add almost an extra cup of white flour to get a dough that I was able to knead (15-20 min.) I followed the proving/shaping/proving/baking directions and was rewarded with probably the best loaf of wheat bread I've ever attempted! Delicious taste and great texture...I'm making a another loaf today! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  6. Leslie

    November 27, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    This is the best homemade bread . Very easy, great taste. I make a loaf twice a week. My husband loves this for sandwiches. He has asked to have this for Thanksgiving instead of rolls. Yummy

    Reply
    • mindeescookingobsession

      November 27, 2019 at 1:43 pm

      Thank You! I'm so glad you love it!

      Reply
  7. Vickie

    April 14, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    I have never been one for wheat bread but this looks delicious and worth a try because my family loves wheat bread. We were not disappointed. Very good.

    Reply
  8. Greg

    April 13, 2019 at 8:27 am

    Love this as toast in the morning!!!

    Reply
  9. Jeff

    April 13, 2019 at 8:04 am

    Very Good

    Reply
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