This Whole Wheat Bread recipe is a keeper. Make the dough into rolls or loaves, either way will come out soft and perfectly delicious.
Prep Time 1 hourhour40 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours
Servings 16rolls
Author Sandra
Ingredients
2 1/2cupswarm water
1tablespoonyeast
1/2cupbrown sugar or honey
4tablespoonolive oil
1 1/2teaspoonssalt
2tablespoonvital wheat glutenoptional- it is the secret ingredient in soft wheat bread, it still works without it though!
6cupsflourI do 4 cups whole wheat flour and 2 cups of white flour
Instructions
Bread Machine - My favorite way
Mix warm water, yeast, and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl. Let it sit for 5 minutes until bubbles form. Pour into the bread machine and add oil, salt, brown sugar, and honey. Top with flour and wheat gluten and stir.
Start bread machine on dough setting. I check after 10 minutes to make sure it is mixing. If not, I take a butter knife and give it a few good stirs to help incorporate the water and flour. I almost always do this.
Remove from bread machine and make dough into 2 loaves or form into balls for rolls. I like to make 16 larger bread rolls. Or two loaves of bread, you can use loaf pans or not. I use loaf pans as my kids are used to that shape. Let it rise until doubled.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes for loaves or 15-20 minutes for rolls.
By Hand
Mix all ingredients until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead on the counter until it's smooth and elastic, but a little sticky. Let it rise covered in a warm place until doubled, 1-2 hours.
Shape into 2 loaves or 16 large rolls and let rise again until doubled.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes for loaves or 15-20 minutes for rolls.