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Honey Wheat Bread

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Nowadays I have craziness for freshly baked bread, just like what will happen when fish is put in front of a cat, yes I will be excited even thinking of baking bread. I stopped buying bread from the store. I love the smell of freshly baked bread from the oven. It makes me intoxicated. After trying Rye bread and braided bread I got some confidence in baking bread. My hubby also agrees that homemade bread tastes better than the store bought one.

We usually buy 100% whole wheat bread from store. However I am not confident in baking 100% whole wheat bread at home. So I am using 66% of whole wheat in my bread gradually I want to change to complete whole wheat bread that is my goal. For the time being I will stick with my ratio of whole wheat. I want to make the bread healthier by adding flaxseed meal and oat meal (That is an excuse to finish the flax seed meal sitting in my refrigerator). I used only quick oat meal. If you are using old fashioned rolled oats you need to soak it over night. Most of the times I will forget to soak them in the night. So I found out that using quick oats is easier.

 

This bread is really good sandwich bread with touch of sweetness. Already I have made it 3 times, every time it came out perfect. It tastes great that you can even eat browned crust. You can make wonderful breakfast toast with them. Earlier I was afraid of yeast and not knowing how much kneading is important and end up hockey puck like bread. Now after trial and error I am able to make good bread.

Here goes my no fail bread recipe, if you want, add more multigrain and seeds to make them more healthier version.

What you need

Whole Wheat flour: 2 cup (I used Atta flour)
Bread flour: 1 cup
Oil: ¼ cup (I used canola oil)
Salt: 1 ½ teaspoon
Yeast: 1 ¼ teaspoon
Sugar: ¼ teaspoon
Flax seed meal: ⅕ cup
Oat meal: ½ cup (I used quick oats)
Honey: ⅛ cup
Water: 1 ½ cup

How I made

In a small bowl add active dry yeast in ½ cup lukewarm water along with ¼ teaspoon sugar. Keep aside for 10 minutes or until yeast gets foamy. I kept it for about 20 minutes.
In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, bread flour, flax seed meal, oat meal, salt, and the yeast. Keep aside 1 tablespoon of oat meal for sprinkling in the top of bread. Add the honey, oil, and water into the flour mixture. Mix everything until the dough forms a loose ball, adding an additional tablespoon of water or two if necessary to bring the dough together. Knead for 7-10 minutes. The dough should feel supple and pliable but not sticky. Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling to coat it all over. Cover and set aside.
Keep aside knead dough in slightly oiled vessel for doubling.

It took about 1hour and 36 minutes to double.

Transfer the dough into a lightly floured surface and spread into loaf and keep it in a lightly greased loaf pan. Press the loaf with oat meal. Cover with a proof cover or greased plastic wrap, and let the loaf rise for 45 minutes, or until they're quite puffy. By the end of second rising time preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
Bake them in a preheated 350°F oven for 50minutes, or until they’re well browned or registered an internal temperature of 200 to 210°F on an instant-read thermometer. 30 minutes into the baking time cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil to prevent the crust become harder. Remove them from the oven, and allow them to cool completely before serving.

Preparation time: Preparation time: 30 minutes for preparing dough,
Doubling time: 1.36minutes + 45 minutes for second rise
Baking time: 50 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: Yes

This bread is  going to
Yeast spotting event  hosted by Susan
It also going to bread mania hosted by Chaitra

Swathi

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  1. sumits page says

    Can you suggest what is the oven type to use to bake breads? I am a noob in making breads

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  2. Sarah Naveen says

    nice click..looks so perfect and yummy!!!

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  3. Preeti Kashyap says

    this looks nice! Moist and soft!

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  4. Rachana says

    The bread looks so moist n soft. Absolutely gorgeous!

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  5. Usha says

    The bread looks just perfect Swathi ! I loved that you have combined oats and wheat in this bread....

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  6. Jagruti જાગૃતિ says

    Your baking spree, reminds me that I haven't baked any bread, long time now...looks so yummy and perfect!!

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  7. Cinnamon-Girl says

    What a gorgeous loaf of bread! Home-made is so much better! And your right - the smell is completely intoxicating. Have you ever used King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour? It is easily substituted for white flour in any recipe - I've been using it in my baking - even cakes and cookies with very good results.

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  8. Viki's Kitchen says

    well said on home made breads dear....nothing can beat that nice flavor from our own oven filling the entire house (of course the area...hi..hi). Bread came out pretty well and perfect. Cute one!

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  9. Faith says

    Your homemade bread looks fantastic! I agree, it's so much better than storebought. My favorite part about making bread (in addition to eating it 🙂 ) is how it fills the whole house with the lovely smell of bread as it cooks!

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  10. Cool Lassi(e) says

    Looks delicious With a nice kick of honey. Must be moist and soft. Looks that way to me.

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  11. Neha says

    nice recipe...looks easy to understand with pictures

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  12. Niloufer Riyaz says

    perfect bread! sure should have tasted wonderful

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  13. Deepa G Joshi says

    hey looks so nice...nice and fluffy bread and some different combo..

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  14. Priti says

    Wonderful...nice combo...bookmarked it..looks so gud

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  15. Sushma Mallya says

    love honey and using it in bread seems a great idea...yummy looking freshly baked bread..

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  16. Pavithra says

    Beautiful bread with wonderful texture.. Bookmarked the recipe swathi.. hope to see many more breads...

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  17. Vrinda says

    Such a healthy n delicious bread...perfectoooo

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  18. divya says

    Wat a tempting and awesome bread...

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  19. srikars kitchen says

    Looks really soft & delicious.. nice entry..

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  20. Priya says

    Love these sort of healthy bread, looks gorgeous and wholesome...feel like grabbing few slices..

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  21. RV says

    Baking bread has been in my todo list for long now. your post inspires me to get going. Love the texture of the bread and I am sure it tastes better than the store bought bread. Happy Baking Swathi..

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  22. Subhashini says

    Very health version of bread.Looks perfect

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  23. PranisKitchen says

    swathi what a delicious bread da.perfecty baed..so hope to see the whole wheat bead very soon..if u r confident and making such a delicious bread at home forget abt the store bought one..
    nice one da

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  24. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    wow Swathi, very different and looks sooooooooo tempting. I wish I can bake a bread like this some day 🙂

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  25. Jay says

    Very new 2 me...Yummy recipe...!

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  26. Guna's kitchen says

    the bread luks perfect and soft.... I DONT know how to thnk u... yesterday i thought of making wheat bread... but exactly i dont know the recipe...BREAD FLOUR means????? tnx 4 sharing

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