Homemade 100 Whole Wheat Bread Recipes

SOFT WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Place the warm water in a large bowl and sprinkle the yeast on top. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the yeast to proof.
• Add the honey and butter.
• Blend in 2 cups of the flour and the salt until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.
• Stir in an additional 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 cups flour, until dough pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
• Knead on floured surface, adding 1/2 to 3/4 cup additional flour, until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Place dough in large greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Lightly mist a 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
• Punch down the dough and shape it into a loaf.
• Place in prepared pan, cover loosely with greased plastic wrap, and let rise in warm place until doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Uncover dough, and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped.

THE VERY BEST WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix together 3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour, vital wheat gluten, and quick-rise yeast until well combined.
• Add the water and mix for one minute, scraping down bowl halfway through. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• Uncover the bowl and add the salt, oil, honey, and lemon juice. Beat for 1 minute.
• Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups of flour, one cup at a time, mixing well between each cup. Knead the dough in the mixer (still using the dough hook) until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and feels smooth rather than sticky. This usually takes 10 to 15 minutes, but if your dough pulls away and loses its stickiness sooner, it could take as little as 5 minutes.
• Grease two nonstick bread pans measuring 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" to 9" x 5" x 3" each (or grease two regular bread pans and then line them with parchment paper). Preheat the oven to lukewarm by setting it to 350°F and then turning it back off after exactly 1 minute.
• Turn the dough onto a greased surface. Evenly divide it into two loaves. Form and place the dough into the prepared bread pans, gently pressing it into the corners.
• Place the pans in the warm oven and allow them to rise for 20 to 40 minutes, until the dough is nicely domed above the tops of the pans. Without removing the pans from the oven, turn on the oven to 350°F and set the timer for 30 minutes. The bread is done when the tops are golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 190°F to 200°F on an instant-read thermometer. Once the loaves are baked, immediately remove the hot bread from the pans to cool on a rack.

100% WHOLE WHEAT GRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place sugar and yeast in bowl with 1/2 the warmed water. Stir and let sit 5-10 minutes until foamy.
• In bowl of stand mixer add: remaining water, gluten, egg yolks, honey, olive oil, buttermilk, 2 cups of the flour, 7 grain cereal, and proofed yeast.
• Stir into batter, cover with towel, and let sit 30 minutes (will rise some).
• Place bowl onto stand mixer, add salt, and remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time -- mixing with paddle attachment until dough pulls away from sides and forms ball around the paddle.
• Scrape dough off paddle and replace with dough hook. Set on 2 and knead with dough hook x8 minutes. Cover with towel and allow to rise until doubled.
• Remove dough and divide in half. Form each half into a loaf and place into greased standard size loaf pan - push dough into corners and sides to form to pan. Spritz with pan spray (preferably olive or canola), cover with towel and let rise until 1 - 2 inches above top of pan.
• Place into pre-heated 350* oven and bake x30 minutes.
• Remove from pans, brush lightly with butter using paper towel to remove excess so dough does not get soggy, and place on cooling rack to cool.
• Cool at least 20-30 minutes before cutting (if you cut while really hot the crumb does not have time to set and will feel very heavy and sticky).

100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the water, butter, and molasses over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes (to 120-130 degrees F).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine 2 cups of the flour, the salt, and yeast. Add the liquids and mix on low until moistened.
• Continue to mix on low and add the remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time until dough is firm (you might need a little more or less than 4 total cups). Knead with the mixer for 3-5 minutes or by hand for 5-8 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and let sit for 10 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out into a rough rectangle about 10 inches wide and 12 inches long. Roll up dough and into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again until doubled again, 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, until loaf is golden brown. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.

HOMEMADE WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the brown sugar, butter, salt, whole wheat flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. , Punch dough down and turn onto a floured surface; shape into a loaf. Place in a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spay. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour., Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

100 % WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In saucepan, heat milk not to boiling.
• Remove from heat and add sugar, salt and 1/4 cup butter, stir until blended.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Sprinkle yeast over water in large bowl.
• Stir to dissolve yeast- stir in lukewarm milk mixture.
• Add 4 cups whole wheat flour, beat vigorously with wooden spoon until smooth.
• Gradually add remainder of whole wheat flour.
• Mix in last of it with hands until dough is stiff Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead dough for about 5 minutes until dough is smooth and has some elasticity.
• Place in greased large bowl.
• Turn dough so greased side is up.
• Cover with towel; let rise in warm place (85F is good), until it doubles in size, about an hour.
• Turn dough again on floured surface.
• Divide into halves.
• Cover about 10 minutes.
• Cut each of the two halves into two pieces.
• Roll each piece into about a 12 inch strip.
• Twist two strips together.
• Repeat the process.
• Roll into a ball to fit into a 9x5x2-3/4 greased pan.
• Mold evenly into pan.
• Repeat process with remaining two pieces.
• Brush tops of two loaves with a little butter, margarine or oil.
• Let the two loaves rise in a warm place until dough rises to tops of pans- about an hour.
• Preheat oven 400F.
• Bake in middle of oven for 35- 40 minutes.
• Turn out pans onto racks, brush top with melted butter.
• Makes 2 loaves.

100% WHOLE WHEAT OIL-FREE VEGAN BREAD MAKER RECIPE

Steps:

• Add all of your ingredients into the bread pan in the order recommended by the machine's manufacturer. (Find this in the manual).
• Select 2-pound loaf
• Select the whole-wheat cycle
• Press start

100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH NUTS AND SEEDS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine all ingredients. Mix until you have a fairly shaggy dough. Let it rest for 20 minutes, covered. Then, knead the dough until it is fairly smooth. Allow the dough to rise, covered, for two hours, until it is nearly doubled in bulk.
• Gently deflate the dough (I just pressed down on it with my fingertips about ten times). Shape it into a log and place it into a lightly greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover the pan with a clear shower cap (or lightly greased plastic wrap) and let it rise for another 2 hours, until the dough has crowned 1" to 2" over the rim of the bread pan.
• Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. (Mine was done at about 35 minutes, so make sure not to over bake). Place a piece of aluminum foil over the top of the pan for the final 20 minutes of baking to make sure the top crust doesn't burn.

WHOLE WHEAT BREAD MACHINE RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt in a small bowl.
• Place the ingredients into the pan of a 1 ½ to 2-pound bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select the program for basic white bread. Press Start. When the cycle completes, remove the pan from the machine.
• Remove the bread from the pan, sometimes this requires a shake to get the bread out of the pan. Set the loaf on a wire rack to cool.
• Store, in a bread box, bread bag or well wrapped on the counter for 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

SIMPLE WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix warm water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey. Add 5 cups white bread flour, and stir to combine. Let set for 30 minutes, or until big and bubbly.
• Mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup honey, and salt. Stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour. Flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until not real sticky - just pulling away from the counter, but still sticky to touch. This may take an additional 2 to 4 cups of whole wheat flour. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of the dough. Cover with a dishtowel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Punch down, and divide into 3 loaves. Place in greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes; do not overbake. Lightly brush the tops of loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine when done to prevent crust from getting hard. Cool completely.

HOMEMADE 100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Mill your flour using the WonderMill on Bread flour mode. If you don't have a mill you could use a good quality 100% whole wheat flour instead.
• In a mixing bowl scoop out the flour, add the instant yeast (not the active dry yeast) and salt to your bowl. Make sure you don't add the salt on top of the yeast as it will kill the yeast. Mix the flour.
• Gradually add water to make a sticky dough. Do not knead.
• Proof the dough. Allow the dough to raise until it's double, either naturally or in your electric pressure cooker. I prefer proofing in my Instant Pot or Mealthy Pot. Place the heat proof bowl into the pot and allow the dough to double on yogurt mode for 30 minutes.
• Coating. Mix the dough one more time and transfer the dough into the bread pan on a parchment paper. Coat the dough with milk or alternate milk.
• Preheat oven at 390 degrees F or 200 degrees C.
• Bake the bread in the oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove the pan and place it on a cooling rack. Allow the bread to cool before slicing it.
• Remove bread from the pan and slice it. It's best when freshly consumed. Will last a day or two at temperature and then it's best to refrigerate for upto 3-4 days.

EASY 100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the warm water, honey, and yeast in a stand-mixer bowl until mixture becomes foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add half the whole wheat flour, olive oil, and salt to the mixture. Mix with a spatula or wooden spoon until incorporated. Let sit for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix with a dough hook attachment on low speed, slowly adding the remaining whole wheat flour, increasing the speed to high. Mix on high until the batter is combined and not sticking to the sides of the bowl, about 7 minutes. Cover the bowl with a towel and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Flour a surface to work the dough.
• Place the dough onto the floured work surface and shape into a loaf. Use more flour if necessary. Place into the prepared loaf pan.
• Let shaped dough sit in a warm place until it has risen over the top of the pan, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 to 20 minutes before removing from the pan and transferring to a wire rack. Let cool an additional hour before slicing; otherwise it will feel doughy.