Honey whole wheat bread is a delicious way to incorporate whole wheat bread into your life!
Easy Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe
Did you know that making homemade sandwich bread is actually super simple to do? This honey whole wheat bread tastes so much better than store bought bread that has been sitting on the shelf for weeks. With a few simple ingredients you can have homemade bread in a snap!
What’s in Sandwich Bread?
- Flour – I used a stone ground whole wheat flour for this recipe.
- Yeast – I like to use Dry Active Yeast
- Milk – This is the KEY to a nice fluffy loaf. I see lots of recipes use water for the main liquid, but the milk really makes this loaf stand out. I use regular whole milk, but you can swap for a dairy alternative or water as well.
- Butter – Adds buttery flavor to the dough. If you need a dairy free option I have swapped the butter for avocado oil.
- Honey – this is used to help activate the yeast and add in a little sweetness. You can also swap for regular sugar if you are baking this for your kids under 1.
How to make fluffy sandwich bread
- Combine 1/2 cup warmed water with yeast and honey. Set aside until foamy.
- In a large bowl combine remaining ingredients, except milk.
- Add in yeast mixture and 1/2 cups milk. Mix together, adding in remaining milk a tablespoon at a time as needed. You want the the mixture to just pull away from the bowl.
- Cover the dough and let sit for 10 minutes. This helps give the whole wheat time to absorb all the liquid.
- Knead mixture for 7-10 minutes. Shape into a ball, place back into bowl, and let rise for an hour, until doubled.
- Place dough onto counter and flatten into a rectangular shape and roll into a log. Place into a loaf pan and let rise another hour.
- Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Top with a little more butter if desired.
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Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
Honey whole wheat bread is a delicious way to incorporate whole wheat bread into your life!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp honey
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 – 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Combine 1/2 cup warm water with yeast and 1 tbsp honey. Set aside until foamy.
- In a large bowl combine remaining ingredients, except milk.
- Add in yeast mixture and 1/2 cups milk. Mix together, adding in remaining milk a tablespoon at a time as needed. You want the the mixture to just pull away from the bowl.
- cover the dough and let sit for 10 minutes. This helps the dough to absorb all the liquid before kneading.
- Knead mixture for 7-10 minutes. Shape into a ball, place back into bowl, and let rise for an hour, until doubled.
- Place dough onto counter, Flatten into a rectangular shape and roll into a log. Place into a loaf pan and let rise another hour.
- Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Top with a little more butter if desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 1727kcalCarbohydrates: 268gProtein: 55gFat: 59gSaturated Fat: 33gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 2753mgPotassium: 1571mgFiber: 40gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1648IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 293mgIron: 13mg
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Your website recipe doesn’t include butter. I just happened to scroll all the way down to see that your IG post recipe included butter but this wasn’t until after I had made my dough. I’m kind of annoyed by this, especially since the dough without butter was so dense that it stalled my kitchenaid motor.
Oh no! I’m so sorry for that mistake! Fixing that now. If it is any If your dough is super dense you may also need to add in some additional liquid.