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Homemade Whole Wheat Bread 

Image: Loaf of Homemade Whole Wheat Bread – Photo by Linda Sue Grimes

Homemade Whole Wheat Bread 

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp dry active yeast
  • 2 tsps raw sugar (honey or maple syrup)
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water, divided
  • 1/2 stick vegan (or dairy) butter, melted
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour (I use 365 Organic)
  • 2 cups unbleached flour (I use 365 Organic)
  • 3/4 cup wheat bran
  • 3/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp sea salt

Instructions

  1. Mix yeast, sugar, 1/4 cup warm water, set aside to let yeast bloom about 5 minutes.
  2. Place flour, bran, sesame seeds, and salt in stand mixer equipped with a dough hook, mix well.
  3. After yeast has bloomed, add remaining water, butter, and yeast to flour.
  4. Mix on low-medium speed about 18 minutes until mixture becomes a solid mass of dough.
  5. Form into a dough ball and place in oiled or buttered bowl, cover with damp towel, allow to rise for 50 minutes.
  6. After first rise, divide the form into two parts or more if you want to make smaller pieces of bread.
  7. Shape divided dough into loaves and place in loaf pans, allow to rise for about 50 minutes.
  8. Bake in 350° oven for 50 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool.

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