Homemade Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

5 from 8 votes

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!

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best whole wheat bread, easy whole wheat bread recipe, homemade whole wheat bread, kitchenaid whole wheat bread recipe

Servings: Loaf

Calories: 1835kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 15

Ingredients

1 ½ Cups Warm Water
2 teaspoon Sugar
1 Tbs. Active Dry Yeast
¼ Cup Honey
1 ½ teaspoon Salt
4 Tbs. Butter room temp.
1 ½ Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 ½ - 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 ½ cups of wheat flour. Mix at a low speed.
Add 1 ½ 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. Lean more towards a stickier dough than a stiff dough.
Knead in your mixer for 3 minutes. Then cover and let rise until doubled. 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. 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. Your dough will not rise if you do this, leaving you with a dense, heavy loaf like a brick.
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