Honey Wheat Bread Recipe- 6 Loaves
About fifteen years ago, as a young mother of five, I found myself buying more and more bread as the kids grew. Whether it was in the form of toast, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, grilled cheese, or French toast, bread consumption was huge! Sometimes bread is the main food a picky child eats! I wanted to do the best I could for their nutrition, and since they were eating so much of it, bread was a place I could really make a difference. This is the best whole wheat bread recipe out there, and I can't wait to share it with you!
Ingredients
- 15 cups whole wheat flour 1800 grams
- 6 cups warm water
- 3/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil I use avocado, but you can use any vegetable oil
- 3 heaping tablespoons instant yeast
- 3 cups unbleached bread flour all purpose is fine too
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 4 tablespoons dough enhancer optional
Instructions
- Grind wheat berries
- To mixer bowl, add warm water, honey, oil, and 7 cups freshly ground wheat flour and yeast. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds, just to combine.
- Allow to sponge in covered bowl for 20 minutes or until nice and bubbly.
- With mixer on speed 2, add unbleached bread flour, salt, dough enhancer, and enough freshly ground wheat flour to clean sides and bottom of mixer bowl well. Increase speed to 3 and allow dough to knead for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Remove dough from bowl, and shape into six loaves and place in pans. Allow to rise until loaves have risen over the tops of the pans.
- Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature of bread reaches 190 degrees.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest in pans for 5 minutes. Then, remove from pans to cooling rack to cool completely before slicing and bagging them.
- Enjoy some fresh bread or freeze for up to three months.