Soft 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.

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.

SOFT AND FLUFFY WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a breadmaker, or use a stand mixer until a soft and springy dough forms.
• Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• Shape and place in greased loaf pan.
• Cover and let rise another hour.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 38 minutes. Makes one 1.5 lb loaf.

SOFT CRUST WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Measure out the first three ingredients into a bowl, set aside.
• Mix in a bowl the water (110-120 degrees), olive oil, honey and yeast.
• Slowly mix in the flour (I use my Kitchen Aid mixer). Dough should be not sticking to the sides of the bowl. I usually end up using 3 1/2 cups of flour. I let my mixer knead the dough for 7-8 minutes. If you knead by hand, knead for 10-12 minutes. Wheat bread needs a longer knead time.
• Place in oiled bowl in warm place, covered by a towel or plastic wrap,for about an hour or until about double in size.
• Punch down, turn out of bowl. I make the dough into a ball and use a serrated knife to cut in half. Shape each half into a rectangular roll and place in loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise about 45 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Bread is done when it sounds hollow when tapped.

SOFT WHOLE WHEAT BREAD MACHINE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour warm water into bread machine pan with agave/honey and yeast. Let rest until froth forms (~8 minutes).
• Mix dry ingredients separately. Addition of cinnamon is added for its natural preservative nature and not for taste. More shakes will add a different taste to the bread.
• After froth forms add dry ingredients to bread machine and set on basic (white bread) setting on light crust.