Whole Wheat Bread Recipe – Healthy, Soft, Sweetened With Honey

With the natural sweetness of honey, this nutritious whole wheat bread offers the greatest flavor! This dish is ideal for sandwiches since it bakes up soft, and rich in taste! This simple whole wheat bread tastes great on toast, in sandwiches, or just by itself with some melted butter. The simplicity of preparing homemade whole-wheat bread will astound you!

A more intricate homemade wheat bread recipe that I used to prepare required components that I don’t normally have on hand in my kitchen. You won’t need to purchase any special ingredients for this dish because my aim in creating it was to use basic, healthful components. To create this whole wheat bread from home, all you need is whole wheat flour, water, salt, honey, yeast, olive oil, and an optional ingredient – butter to coat the crust so it can soften, and add a richer taste.

Honestly, I tried different ways and recipes for making healthy Whole Wheat Bread, including this awesome and quick no-knead honey whole wheat bread, spelt bread, and banana bread. However, for everyday meals, I found this one to be the ideal one even if it requires a little bit more effort for preparing. But, heyyy, don’t go yet! I promise you, even though it may be intimidating at first, give it a try, and you’ll be astounded by how easy it will be!

Why You Will Love This Homemade Honey Whole Wheat Bread?

• One bowl

• A super healthy alternative for store-bought bread – We already know that various chemicals are used in the production of regular commercial bread to speed up the process and enhance flavor and shelf life, so it is always the better and healthier option to make our own breads and know exactly what ingredients we use to make it!

• Dairy-free – Instead of milk, I’m using just filtered, lukewarm water, and oil instead of butter.

• Only 6 main ingredients – This recipe is insanely easy to prepare and only requires 6 main ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen – whole wheat flour, honey, olive oil, fine sea salt (or other high-quality), instant yeast, and filtered water.

• No rolling pin – If the whole bread-making process has always been intimidating to you and you avoided it at all costs – I’m sure you’ll be surprised at how insanely easy this bread is to make since the rolling pin is not required! Even though it includes a little bit of kneading, it’s nothing overwhelming or hard. Don’t worry!

how to make honey whole wheat bread

Since this recipe calls for a little bit of kneading, and the measurements of flour can vary depending on the particular brand used, here are some of the answers to the potential questions. The recipe card below has the whole recipe, including measurements for the ingredients and instructions.

do I have to proof the yeast?

Instead of instant yeast, you could use active dry yeast, but there are some differences – While both quick yeast and active dry yeast help in leavening bread and giving it a fluffy, light texture, they do so in somewhat different ways, and there is one key distinction in how to use them: Active dry yeast must be dissolved in water before use, whereas quick yeast can be incorporated directly into dry ingredients.

how much flour should I use?

Sometimes it can be pretty hard to precisely tell how much flour to use, since different brand types of flour act differently. For making this recipe you’ll need around 300-400 grams of whole wheat flour. I primarily started by adding little by little and stirring constantly.

First, you’ll need to mix the ingredients in a larger bowl until a slightly sticky dough is formed, and then transfer it to the table to knead for around 8-10 minutes.

If the dough is excessively sticky, you may need to add some extra flour. Use a tablespoon for that. When the dough feels somewhat sticky to the touch, there is enough flour in it. A tablespoon or two more flour at a time should be added if a large amount of dough adheres to your fingers or to the bowl walls when you push it until the dough is just slightly sticky.

Also, don’t forget to drizzle some flour on the table where you’ll be kneading the bread to prevent additional sticking.

how long should I knead the dough?

While you’re mixing the ingredients in a large bowl and forming the dough, you’ll need to do it with a spatula or some other similar firm equipment until the slightly sticky dough is formed which will depend. But, it would take you probably around 2-5 minutes. Also, use a spatula to scrape the dough away from the sides of the bowl.

When you transfer it to the flour-drizzled table to form a better dough, you’ll need to knead it for 8-10 minutes – until a good shape – soft, elastic, and only slightly sticky dough is formed. It will not maintain its shape well as a ball, but when you use your hands or a spatula to transfer it to an oiled bowl, it should stay together. If it keeps getting sticky while kneading just add some flour.

how long does the dough need to rise?

This bread dough has to rise twice: once in an oiled bowl and again in the bread pan. The dough doubles in size during the first rise, which takes around an hour. The second proofing lasts for around 30-40 minutes.

tips and ideas for the Honey whole wheat bread

• You can cover the dough with a warm blanket to speed up the proofing process. Also, you can cover and place the bowl of dough in a heated oven to quicken the initial rise. After a few minutes of heating up, switch off the oven, and place the dough inside.

• If desired, you can rub some butter over the hot top crust of the baked bread to make it softer and more flavorful.

• In order to estimate if the bread is baked well enough, use the old trick with a toothpick – just place a wooden toothpick close to the middle of the bread. The bread is done if a toothpick inserted into it comes out clean.

• When still warm after baking, the bread can leave crumbs when sliced. Make sure to leave it for some time to cool down, then it will be ready for eating without creating a mess out of crumbs!