Honey Whole Wheat Bread. Simply, the best
 
 
A delicious, simple bread made with 100% whole wheat. Rises beautifully with no additives!
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 8 c. freshly milled whole wheat flour, divided into 3 cup and 5 cup portions.
  • 2 c. warm water
  • ⅓ c. plus 1 tbsp. honey, divided.
  • ⅓ c. butter
  • 1 tbsp. yeast
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. To make sponge add yeast to ¼ c. warm water with 1 tbsp. honey in a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Mix well and set aside.
  2. Add 3 cups flour to 2 cups water. Mix well and set aside. This is your flour soaking, releasing the gluten.
  3. Melt butter and ⅓ c. honey together and set aside until room temperature.
  4. In half an hour, add yeast mixture to flour mixture and mix well.
  5. Add butter and honey mixture and mix well.
  6. Add salt, egg and remaining flour (one cup at a time) and mix well.
  7. Once dough is of the right consistency (neither wet nor dry but tacky) kneed dough for 10 minutes.
  8. Set dough aside in a large, greased bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and allow to double in size. (1-2 hours).
  9. When dough is doubled, kneed it briefly, divide into two, then roll out onto floured counter top.
  10. Shape into loaves and place in greased bread pans. Cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise until double, about 2 hours.
  11. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until lightly browned and hollow sounding on top when tapped
  12. Cool for 10 minutes in bread pans. Loosen with a knife and shake loaf gently until the loaf comes loose. Remove loaves from pan and cool completely on cooling rack.
Recipe by Grain Mill Wagon at https://www.grainmillwagon.com/100-whole-wheat-honey-bread-simply-the-best/