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This recipe of whole wheat bread is super easy even for novice bakers and gives you fresh and super light homemade whole wheat bread.

I have been meaning to try baking bread at home since ages but never really got around to it so far.

But once I did, it was so good.

These sourdough discard granola bars taste great too.

Sliced whole wheat bread on a chopping board

I have done many trials and put even the smallest of tips so that if you have never baked before like me, you can still get it perfect.

Ingredients:

Dry ingredients

3 cups (350 gm) whole wheat flour

1 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

Wet ingredients

1 tbsp. dry yeast

1 cup warm water or milk

1.5 tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. oil to brush the bread

Step-by-step Recipe:

Mix the dry ingredients of wholewheat flour, salt and oil well in a bowl till it forms a sand like mixture.

Wholewheat flour, salt and oil in a shallow plate.

Add sugar to warm water (vegan recipe) or milk and mix well. Now add 1 tbsp. dry yeast to it and mix well.

Keep aside for 10 minutes for yeast to be activated.

Now add the activated yeast mix to the flour, salt and oil mix.

Knead well. The dough will be sticky.

Add about ¼ to ½ cup of water and knead for about 10 minutes till the dough becomes soft and lighter in colour.

Now keep the dough covered with a damp cheese cloth or covered in a bowl for 2 hours. After 2 hours, your dough would have doubled in size.

Knead again for about 2 minutes and form a cylinder. Put the cylindrical dough in the pan where you plan to bake the bread.

Let it rise for 30 minutes. Brush with a little oil and make crosses on top.

Preheat your oven to 160 C or 320 F and bake the bread for about 20 minutes at this temperature.

Now raise the temperature to 180 C or 350 F and bake further for 15 minutes.

Take out the golden log and let it rest on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.

Slice the bread when cool.

Your delicious homemade whole wheat bread is now ready to eat.

You can serve it fresh or toasted. This caramelized Vidalia onion dip goes very well with toasted bread.

Pro Tips:

Your homemade bread tastes best when fresh. But you can refrigerate it and eat for 2-3 days. It makes wonderful toast too.

Make sure that you knead well the first time for 10 minutes to allow the yeast to act well upon the gluten.

Ensure that you use only warm water and not hot water when you add yeast. Hot water will kill the yeast. I take 1 cup water and microwave for about 45 seconds.

Brushing with oil gives a shiny appearance to the crust.

Check the baking time depending upon your oven. Cooking at lower temperature ensures that the bread is well cooked inside and not just browned outside.

Your house will smell lovely after all the baking.

This bread tastes so much better than the bread you buy from outside.

You could add sunflower seeds or sesame seeds on the top of the loaf before baking.

I hope you do try this easy wholewheat bread recipe at home. It is really simple if you follow the steps correctly.

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Best Homemade Whole Wheat Bread (Step-by-step recipe)

Rachna Parmar

This is a delicious really easy homemade whole wheat bread recipe that is made with just a few ingredients. It is very wholesome and healthy and so much better than the store bought bread. Do try this recipe.

4.93 from 13 votes

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Cook Time 35

Resting time and kneading time 2 45

Total Time 3 20

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Servings slices

Calories 110 kcal

slices

Equipment

Oven