Whole Wheat Bread Loaf
There's nothing quite as comforting as home made bread. And this Whole Wheat Bread Loaf delivers big on the comfort factor. A double rise bread loaf made using whole wheat flour for higher fiber bread that's just delicious. Great for sandwiches, toast or just slathering on butter and enjoying on it's own.
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 156kcal
Ingredients
- 7 Cups whole wheat flour
- 2 1/2 Cups warm water
- 4 Teaspoons quick acting yeast
- 1/3 Cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 Cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- Extra flour for kneading
Instructions
- Add the yeast to the warm water, stir well and leave to rest for about 5 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl add about 1/2 of the flour. Make a well in the center and pour in the yeast mixture. Start bringing the flour into the center with a fork and stir until you have a batter like consistency. Cover and leave to rest for about 10 minutes. After this time has passed add the oil, honey and salt and stir to combine. Add in the remaining flour and work it in with a wooden spoon until you have a dough like consistency. Turn the dough out on a floured surface. At the moment, the dough will be quick sticky. You will have to use a little extra flour for your work surface and for kneading. Start kneading your dough, turning and kneading as you go. Add little bits of flour every time you notice the is sticking to the work surface. Continue this process until the dough is quite elastic and bounces back when touched. This will take up to 10 minutes. Once it has reached this consistency, form it into a ball and place it into a large bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel and put it in a warm place to rise. Leave the dough until it has about doubled in size. This will take anywhere between 30 - 60 minutes. It will depend on how warm your space is really.
- While you dough is rising get ready two bread loaf pans. Grease the bread pans and line them with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper as well. Set aside.
- When your dough has risen, punch it down and turn it out into two equal parts. I like to then divide each piece into 3 small little oval loaves and put 3 in a pan. You can just as easily keep each one in one large loaf. Next, put your dough loaves into the prepared pans, cover and put them back in a warm place to rise. Again, you are looking for them to kind of double in size. Remember that the size you see when it has finished rising, will be the the actual size of your loaf when it has finished baking. The second rise will probably be 30-40 minutes.
- Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 30-35 minutes. It should be golden in colour and quite a touch crust to touch. Turn the bread out on a baking rack and remove parchment paper.
- You can cut into this bread straight away, delicious!
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Whole Wheat Bread Loaf
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 156
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 292mg13%
Potassium 129mg4%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 3IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.