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Honey Whole-Wheat Bread

This delicious whole-wheat bread is my go-to weekly recipe! With its lightly sweet taste and fluffy texture, it’s perfect for making sandwiches, toast, or serving alongside your favorite bowl of soup. The recipe is super simple and hands-off, so you can work on other kitchen tasks while your mixer does the kneading for you. Using freshly milled flour means that this bread is truly “whole wheat,” incorporating all the nutritious goodness of the whole wheat berry to elevate your homemade bread.
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Servings: 2 Loaves

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups freshly milled hard wheat flour white or red
  • 1 1/2 cups water or use half water, half milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt

Instructions

  • Mill about 3 cups of hard wheat berries in your mill. This should give you about 4 1/2 cups of flour. Set aside.
  • Add water (and milk if using), butter, and honey to a glass bowl and heat (either in the microwave or over a small pot of water on the stove) until the butter is melted. Add the butter mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Sprinkle the yeast on top and let it bloom for 5 minutes. Then add the egg, salt, and freshly milled flour.
  • Knead with the dough hook until the dough cleans the bowl while kneading, and passes the windowpane test when pulled gently. If the dough seems too sticky, add more flour one tablespoon at a time. If the dough seems too dry, add more water one tablespoon at a time.
  • Let the dough rise in a covered bowl in a warm place until doubled (about one hour).
  • Divide the dough in half and roll up to shape into two bread loaves. Place into greased loaf pans and let rise until doubled again.
  • Bake at 350ºF (177ºC) for 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing.
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