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100% Whole Wheat Bread

A delicious and easy recipe for 100% whole wheat bread that can also be made into cinnamon toast! *read entire post for details, tips, and tricks
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 255kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 c warm water
  • ½ c canola oil
  • ½ c honey
  • 5 ½-7 c whole wheat flour
  • 1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons instant yeast Saf brand
  • ½ c nonfat dry milk
  • 2 Tablespoon vital wheat gluten
  • 2 ½ Teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Place warm water, oil, honey, 2 c of flour, yeast, powdered milk, and vital wheat gluten in your mixing bowl. Mix.
  • Add 2 ½ more cups of flour and salt, mix. Let rest in the mixer 30 minutes-1 hour.
  • Begin kneading dough on medium speed. Add ½ c flour at a time until dough cleans the sides of the bowl. Once you've added enough flour to clean the bowl, knead the bread for about 4-6 minutes. Dough should be tacky not sticky, pass the window pane test, stretchy yet firm, soft.
  • Cover with towel and let rise 1 hour.
  • Punch down and divide dough into half for two loaves. Shape into taut logs, pinching ends and seams under loaf. Places loaves into two greased loaf pans, cover loosely with saran wrap.
  • After about 20 minutes, begin to preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Once loaves have risen about 1" above pan rim and oven is 350 degrees, place in oven and bake 30-40 minutes.

Notes

recipe lightly adapted from King Arthur's Classic 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.6mg