We’ve been making our own bread for a few years now, sans bread machine, and with all the different recipes we’ve tried and tweaked, this is – hands down – our favorite. It has fast become our go-to sandwich bread.
Now, it’s no beer bread, but it’s delish none the less {and it’s far more versatile}.
It is moist, soft, flavorful, and slightly sweet. And It slices beautifully!
And because I’d hate for you to think I’m cooler than I am… I can’t take credit for making this stuff. Ever. I haven’t pulled this recipe off once. My hubby is the bread baker in the family. He makes 4 loaves at a time…and I eat 4 slices at a time.
We make a dynamite team, ya’ll. He bakes, I eat.
Then in celebration…I make a big, fluffy muffin-top.
Honey Whole Wheat Bread with Molasses
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
- 3 tablespoons of oil (we’ve tried vegetable and coconut oil)
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of molasses
- 1/2 tablespoon of salt
- 4 cups of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tablespoon of yeast
Directions:
Kitchen Aid Directions:
- In a 5 quart mixing bowl, combine water, oil, honey, molasses and salt, and mix well.
- In a smaller bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of flour with the yeast. Add this to the liquid, and using the paddle or whisk, mix on speed 3 for 5 minutes.
- Change to a dough hook. Add remaining flour and mix on speed 2 for 5 minutes. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes to an hour, or until double in size.
- *When the dough has risen, transfer it onto a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to flatten it into a rectangle, about 10×12 inches (if using small loaf pans, split this dough in half and roll to the appropriate size for your pan).
- Roll the dough up long ways, and pinch the ends together. Put in a greased, floured loaf pan, and let rise for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Bake at 350* for 40 – 45 minutes (or 30-40 minutes for smaller loaves). You’ll know the bread is done when the top is nicely browned, and if when you thump the bottom of the loaf, it sounds hollow.
- Rub butter over the top of the loaf after you take it out of the oven to keep the crust soft.
If Using a bread machine:
- Put the ingredients into the bread machine in order, and press the dough setting.
- Pick up from the 4th step* and proceed as instructed above.
Recipe from New Life on a Homestead
Good luck with that muffin top, yo.
