Name: Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 20 (Makes 2 loaves)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups warm water; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon molasses (or substitute honey); 4 tablespoons honey; 1/4 cup olive oil; 5 cups whole wheat flour; 1/2 cup wheat gluten; 1/4 cup dry milk; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 1 1/2 to 2 cups additional whole wheat flour

Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipeis easy to make, turns out well each time, and is nice, soft and fluffy.

whole wheat bread on a cooling rack with butter on the side

Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

There’s nothing quite like homemade bread. Try your hand at these breads too:Homemade Italian Bread,Mom’s 4 Loaf Wheat Bread RecipeandWhole Wheat Spinach Bread.

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This is a recipe that goes with my eating clean menu and one that I love. I like to make a few loaves of bread and a big batch ofeasy honey granolathe day I start eating super clean again (you know we all fall off the wagon and then have to jump back on now and again). This helps me to have some options for quick breakfast and easy snack and that just seems to help get me off on the right foot. I love this bread with a little butter and honey or I’ll toast a thinner slice and put natural peanut butter on it. My kids love it too!

When it comes to whole wheat flour not all bags are the same. There are different kinds of wheat and those different types are what majorly influence the type of wheat flour it is and how the end product turns out. I grind my own wheat at home from hard white wheat berries on a very fine setting and bread made from it comes out amazing and soft.

Recipe Ingredients

Water
Eggs
Molasses —or substitute honey
Honey
Olive oil
Whole wheat flour
Wheat gluten
Dry milk
Salt
Instant yeast

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

portion bowls each with raw ingredients to make wheat bread recipe.

How To Make Honey Whole Wheat Bread

clear mixing bowl in the process of making wheat bread recipe.

Step 1:Mix wet ingredients together in the bowl of your stand mixer (or by hand if you are really in the mood to stir!)

Step 2:Add dry ingredients and stir well to combine (just the first 5 cups of flour at this point). Mix in enough additional flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Knead 5-6 minutes.

bread tin with raw dough in the process of making wheat bread recipe.

Step 3:Divide dough in half, shape into loaves and place in 2 greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.

bread tin with baked dough in the process of making wheat bread recipe.

Step 4:Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely before cutting.

Recipe FAQs

What whole wheat flour is the best for bread making?

If you can’t grind your own I’d get King Arthur’s 100% White Whole Wheat flour. This flour is made from the same type of wheat berry that I grind. Most other commercial whole wheat flour is made from hard red wheat which still works but will lend to a slightly more dense bread that tastes more “wheaty”. If you are after a soft and fluffy 100% whole wheat bread then searching out those hard white wheat flour is worth the time.

Can I substitue molasses for anything?

No molasses? Just replace it with more honey.

Does instant yeast need to be activated?

Nope! Instant yeast can be added directly in, whereas active dry yeast needs to be dissolved in warm water first.