6 January, 2016
Healthy Honey Wheat Bread
Ingredients:
- 3 cups (15 ounces) white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup wheat bran
- 2 tablespoons old-fashioned or quick-cook oats
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
Step 1. Combine all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Measure the water and then add and mix the honey. Pour the honey water into the dry ingredients, then knead until a smooth dough has formed, 5-10 minutes.
Step 2. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
Step 3. Dump the risen dough out onto a lightly floured cookie sheet and stretch it into a rough square.
Step 4. Fold the dough in thirds and shape it into a log. Place the log of dough into a greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
Step 5. Let the dough rise again for about 60-90 minutes, until the dough has completely filled the pan and has crested about 1 inch above. Thirty minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 6. Bake between 35 and 40 minutes, until the top of the loaf has browned or an instant-read thermometer measures 190 degrees F.
Step 7. Remove the bread from its pan quickly so water doesn’t condense. Cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.