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Simple Honey Wheat Bread

A soft, slightly sweet loaf made with whole wheat and honey, perfect for toast, sandwiches, or snacks.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Course: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Dough
  • 2 cups warm milk about 110-115 degrees
  • 1.5 Tbsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 cup warm water
  • 2.5 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3-3.5 cups bread flour or all purpose flour start with 3 and add more as needed
  • 3 Tbsp shortening butter flavored preferred
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water for egg wash

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Put the warm milk in your mixer bowl and sprinkle the yeast and sugar over it. Mix together and let sit for 5 minutes to make sure the yeast activates and gets foamy.
  2. Add the water, whole wheat flour, 3 cups of the bread flour, shortening, honey, and salt.
  3. Knead on low speed for 2 minutes with the dough hook, scraping down as needed. Add bread flour as necessary until the dough is soft and tacky but not sticky.
  4. Form the dough into a ball, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel, and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.
  5. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, knead briefly, and divide into two equal portions.
  6. Roll each portion slightly, fold in thirds, tuck ends, and place in lightly greased pans.
  7. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for another 30 minutes.
  8. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Baking
  1. Remove plastic wrap, brush the loaves gently with egg wash, and bake for about 30 minutes.
  2. Bread is done when it registers 190°F. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
  3. Cool for a minimum of 30 minutes before slicing.

Notes

To store, let cool completely, wrap tightly, and keep at room temperature for up to 3 days. To freeze, wrap in plastic and foil or slice and freeze slices with parchment.