How to bake easy whole-wheat bread at home

Learn how to bake easy whole-wheat bread at home with our simple recipe that also comes with a step-by-step video to aid you in baking that perfect loaf of bread.

Bread is one food that the majority of people love and it can be used in creating so many other delicious snacks like sandwiches, burgers, french toast, etc.

For all those who like a healthier alternative to white bread, then check out this simple recipe on how to make whole-wheat bread at home.

This is a beginner-friendly recipe that isn’t so time-consuming but we can guarantee you that the bread will come out soft, tasty, and ready to eat!

Ingredients for making two medium loaves or one large and long loaf:

4 cups of whole wheat flour or 3 cups whole wheat and
1 cup bread flour
2 Cups of Water
1 teaspoon of salt
3 teaspoon of sugar
3 tablespoon of oil or butter
One packet of active dry yeast
A Thermometer (optional)

Procedure

Below is the procedure on how to bake easy whole-wheat bread at home.

Get a bowl of water and boil it to 100-110 degrees Fahrenheit
Add your sugar and mix with a whisk
Add your yeast and mix as well
Allow the sugar, water, and yeast mixture to sit for about 15 minutes.
While waiting for the yeast to grow, get a bowl and pour in your whole wheat flour
Add one teaspoon of salt and mix the dry ingredients
Once the yeast has grown, add 3 tablespoons of oil or melted butter to the water mixture
Combine the water mix and the flour mix together
Mix both in an electric mixer for about 10-15minutes until it becomes smooth and well incorporated. If you don’t have an electric mixer, you can knead the dough by hand for 20-25 minutes
Grease a bowl to place the mixed dough, you can grease the bowl with oil or butter
Coat the dough with the oil placed in the bowl to keep it moist and prevent it from drying out when it grows
Ensure you keep the dough in a ball-like shape
Cover the bowl in plastic wrap or a humid towel and let it rest for 45minutes to two hours till it doubles in size
Once it has doubled in size, punch out the air from the dough with your hands
Place the dough on a floured flat surface to knead out the dough and get rid of any air pockets
Slice the dough into two pieces and knead each by hand to stretch it out. Ensure your hands are oiled while doing this to prevent sticking.
Grease your bread pans and place the dough in it
Use a brush and egg white, or water or oil to spread on top of the dough. Adding wash will keep the bread moist to enable it to grow better, give it a brown color and nice taste
Cover the pan with a plastic wrap again and let it sit for 45minutes to 2 hours, or until it doubles in size.
When the bread has doubled in size, place it in an oven that is heated up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit
At this point, your bread is done, wait for it to cool down before slicing.