Home Made Wheat Bread | Recipe

Alright I love bread, my two favorite things to eat are candy and bread! ha the two things that are the worst for you, sugar and carbs!  The other day I got a huge craving for homemade bread, so I found this wonderful recipe here

I ended up making three different loaves, which I would have only made two because the loaves are small.  So if you make this recipe only make two loaves not three.  Although, these smaller loaves made it easy to make my Bruschetta!  Here is the recipe for homemade wheat bread…

BEST Bread
Makes 2 large loaves, 3 medium loaves, or 1 large loaf and 2 mini loaves

1. Whisk together in large bowl:

2 1/2 cups HOT water
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup sugar/honey {I fill my cup with oil first, empty it, and then fill it with honey so it doesn’t stick to the cup}
1 TBSP salt

2. Add:

3/4 cup flour and whisk for 30 seconds
then 1 1/2 TBSP yeast and whisk for 30 seconds

3. Add 2-3 cups of flour and mix together with a spoon. If using a mixer, add the rest of the flour.  The total flour should amount to about 5-7 cups—this does not include the flour used in step 2. Let the mixer knead the dough for about 5 minutes plus.

If mixing by hand, add the rest of the flour and mix until shaggy looking and hard to work with a spoon. Knead in the bowl a few times and then turn the dough out onto a floured counter. Knead for 5+ minutes. I try to go for 7-8 minutes if I do it by hand.

The dough should be soft but not sticky.

4. Let rise in a clean, greased, covered bowl for about 30 minutes. You can let it rise on the counter, but it will rise nicely in the oven. Set your oven for 450 degrees for a minute or less then turn it off before placing the oven safe bowl inside.

5. When dough has risen, remove from oven and heat oven to 175 degrees.

6. Grease your bread pans and the counter with spray oil. Divide the dough.

7. Roll the dough into a long oblong shape. It is kind of fun to hear all the bubbles pop out. 🙂 Pushing air bubbles out is very good, so roll away until they are gone.

8. Roll a tight cylinder, tuck the ends under or squish them and place it in a greased bread pan. Repeat with remaining dough.

9. Place loaves in warm oven {175 degrees} for about 1/2 hour or until the dough has risen to fill the pan.

Turn the oven up to 350 degrees and cook for about 30 minutes. The bread is done when you hit the top and it sounds hollow. Don’t worry about time as much as this indicator. The bread isn’t done until you hear the hollow sound. If you are worried that the crust is getting too brown, cover it lightly with a piece of foil.

10. Turn out on a wire rack and let cool completely before cutting. Smother the top of the loaves with butter if you desire.

*** The times I list for rising and baking are approximate. Weather, altitude, your oven, the moisture content of your flour, etc. can all affect how quickly {or not} your dough will rise and bake. Make sure that you check to see that the dough has at least doubled for the first rise, filled the pan for the second rise, and that the you hear the hollow sound to know when it is done baking. All these indicators supersede any time estimates I have given.

***I used half regular flour and half Whole Wheat flour.

Whisk together in large bowl: 2 1/2 cups HOT water, 1/3 cup oil, 1/3 cup sugar/honey {I fill my cup with oil first, empty it, and then fill it with honey so it doesn’t stick to the cup}, 1 TBSP saltAdd: 3/4 cup flour and whisk for 30 seconds, then 1 1/2 TBSP yeast and whisk for 30 seconds Add 2-3 cups of flour and mix together with a spoon. (I used Whole Wheat flour first, and I used 3 cups) If using a mixer, add the rest of the flour. The total flour should amount to about 5-7 cups—this does not include the flour used in step 2. (I used regular flour for the rest of the flour, 3 cups) Let the mixer knead the dough for about 5 minutes plus.If mixing by hand, add the rest of the flour and mix until shaggy looking and hard to work with a spoon. Knead in the bowl a few times and then turn the dough out onto a floured counter. Knead for 5+ minutes. I try to go for 7-8 minutes if I do it by hand. Let rise in a clean, greased, covered bowl for about 30 minutes. You can let it rise on the counter, but it will rise nicely in the oven. Set your oven for 450 degrees for a minute or less then turn it off before placing the oven safe bowl inside.

When dough has risen, remove from oven and heat oven to 175 degrees.

Grease your bread pans and the counter with spray oil. Divide the dough.

Roll the dough into a long oblong shape. It is kind of fun to hear all the bubbles pop out. 🙂 Pushing air bubbles out is very good, so roll away until they are gone.

Roll a tight cylinder, tuck the ends under or squish them and place it in a greased bread pan. Repeat with remaining dough.

Place loaves in warm oven {175 degrees} for about 1/2 hour or until the dough has risen to fill the pan.

Turn the oven up to 350 degrees and cook for about 30 minutes. The bread is done when you hit the top and it sounds hollow. Don’t worry about time as much as this indicator. The bread isn’t done until you hear the hollow sound. If you are worried that the crust is getting too brown, cover it lightly with a piece of foil.

Turn out on a wire rack and let cool completely before cutting. Smother the top of the loaves with butter if you desire.

***to be honest my bread did not turn out as I thought haha.. it tasted great, but I wish it would have been fuller, I may not have let it rise enough!

My bread worked great for home made Bruschetta!  Here is a wonderful recipe:    BRUSCHETTA

 

Enjoy!

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/bruschetta_with_tomato_and_basil/