Whole Wheat Bread Recipe?

lindascheap · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 04:03 PM

I don't have a bread maker but I wanna start baking my own healthy bread.
I'd love to hear your tips on making/storing homemade bread.

Should I invest in a breadmaker?

EmilieGrace · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 04:06 PM

I made some homemade honey wheat bread back in January. I used the Gold Medal Whole Wheat Flour. The recipe was on the bag, and it's on Gold Medal's website. It was really yummy! That reminds me, I need to make some more. Alot of work, but so much better than store bought.

And, I'm completely old school with bread-making. I make it all by hand. No breadmakers here.

kb999999 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 07:31 PM

Hi … Hubby and I love our bread machine - sometimes we will make dough and bake in the machine, while other times, we will just prep the dough and bake in the gas oven. While the machine makes the whole process seem easier, only one loaf can be made at a time- also, the loaves will never taste as good as the oven.

We purchased a Kitchen-Aid mixer with the dough-hook attachment and use this most of the time now – the dough forms fine and batches can be easily doubled. This machine has many uses, while the bread machine has only one.

Here is the best recipe that we have found and the basic dough can be made into just about everything else, too.
* We usually mix half white and half wheat flour for the basic recipe, but I am sure all wheat would work, too.

Living On A Dime Blog - Making the most of what you have

DINING ON A DIME - Jill’s Basic Bread with add-in Recipes
You don’t want you water or milk too hot or it will kill the yeast. You don’t want it too cold or the yeast won’t activate.
If you don’t have a thermometer to test how hot your water or milk is you can use the finger test. Your temp. is about 110-115 degrees if you put your finger in and it’s warm. You temp. is about 120 degrees if you put your finger in and it’s very warm. This is the temp most hot water heaters are set on so if you aren’t sure just turn on the tap and run it until the hot water comes out and this is what it should feel like. If you put your finger in and you can’t keep it in there because it’s too hot then you need to let it cool for just a few minutes.

Basic Bread Dough
2 cups warm water or milk (110-115 degrees)
1 pkg. or 1 Tbsp. yeast
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
¼ cup oil, butter or margarine (melted)
1 cup water or milk
6-7 cups flour
Combine water and yeast until yeast dissolves. Add sugar, salt, oil, and water. Stir in flour. Knead on floured surface until smooth. Let rise until double in size. Form into desired shape, place in greased loaf pans. Bake at 350_ 20-30 minutes until loaves are golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped. Remove from pan and cool. Makes 2 loaves.
*This dough can be used for bread, pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, etc.

Cinnamon Bread
¼ cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
¼ cup margarine, softened
Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Spread each dough rectangle with margarine and ½ the cinnamon mixture before rolling. Raisins may be added for Cinnamon Raisin Bread.

Herbed Bread
Add 6 tablespoons fresh herbs right before the second addition of flour. Chives, sage and thyme work well.

Herbed Cheese Bread
Add ½ cup shredded cheese and 6 tablespoons fresh herbs.

Whole Wheat Bread
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup honey (120-130 degrees)
1 Tbsp. salt
¼ cup shortening
2 pkgs. or 2 Tbsp. yeast
2 ¼ cups warm water
3-4 cups all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. margarine, melted
Mix whole wheat flour, honey, salt, shortening and yeast in a large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with a mixer 3 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth (10 minutes). Place in a greased bowl. Turn dough to grease other side of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double (45 minutes). Grease 2 loaf pans. Punch down dough and divide in half. Flatten dough for each loaf into a rectangle with your hands or a rolling pin. Roll dough tightly starting from the narrow end. Place dough with seam side down in the pans. Brush lightly with margarine. Let rise until double (about 30 minutes). Place in oven at 375 and bake for 40-45 minutes or until loaves are golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped. Remove from pans and cool. Makes 2 loaves.

mnm'z · #4 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 05:55 AM

These bread recipes sound yummy! I love homemade bread, I just can't knead it anymore. I have a Hamilton Beach stand mixer and I just read in the instructions that you're not supposed to use the bread hooks while using it in the stand mixer mode. Mine is detachable for use as a hand mixer also, but I thought the bread hooks were made so you can use it as a stand mixer and make bread. Anyone have a Hamilton Beach stand mixer and make bread with it?

Mommy_J · #5 (**permalink**) 04-15-2009, 04:15 PM

hi! i don't have the recipe to share but i had been a fan for whole wheat bread since i learned the benefit we get from it,so thanks for sharing the recipe. i'd want to bake mine too.