This is another variation on my bread recipe. It makes a delicious, hearty, healthy bread using whole wheat flour.
In the video, I mention the windowpane test for checking if you have kneaded your bread enough. You can see my demonstration video here.
Here are some of my other bread recipes:
How-to Make Homemade White Bread
How-to Make Gluten and Wheat Free Bread
How-to Make Homemade Raisin Bread
How to Make Homemade Dinner Rolls
Directions:
Yield: Two loaves
- Put three cups of whole wheat flour, shortening, sugar (or honey/molasses) and yeast in large mixing bowl. Blend together with wooden spoon.
- Add water and another cup of flour. Blend together.
- Add 1 cup of white flour and the salt. Blend together.
- Dump contents of bowl onto counter and continue to blend by hand and knead the dough adding flour (white) as required to prevent sticking.
- Knead dough for 8 – 10 minutes or until you have a nice smooth ball that is no longer sticky.
- Place in large bowl greased with shortening and cover with a clean towel. Place in a warm, draft free area to rise until double in size (approx. one and a half hours).
- Punch down and shape into loaves. Place in greased 8″ loaf pans, cover with clean towel and allow to rise in warm, draft free area for another hour, until double in size.
- Remove towel and place in preheated 400°F oven, center rack, for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and pans. Brush crust lightly with butter or margarine and cool on wire racks.
ENJOY!!!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 to 2 and 1/2 cups of White All-purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp of Fleishman’s Instant Quick Rise Yeast
- 1/4 cup of Shortening, room temperature
- 1/4 cup of Sugar, Honey or Molasses
- 1 tsp of Salt
- 2 cups of Hot Water (100°F)
Hi Feliz!
You can add an egg to my raisin bread recipe for a richer loaf if you like. You will have to use a bit more flour. This is a delicious bread.
Thanks for writing!
Candra
Hi Lou Ann!
yes, the shortening can be substituted with butter or vegetable oil. You will have to use more flour if using vegetable oil.
Take care!
Candra 🙂
It look so good and thank you for telling the truth and right recipe. I am ready to cook it right now.
Do you have a recipe for Egg raisin bread? that is my husbands favorite I am tired of buying it in the grocery store and expensive.
Thank you very much, FM
Hi Lee Min,
Yes, you only have to let the bread rise once if you are using the instant yeast in this recipe as well.
Thanks so much for watching my viseos and taking the time to write!
Take Care!
Candra 🙂
Hi! Chandra, thanks for the great video which has made bread making so much easier and fun. I use instant yeast in this bread recipe and half whole wheat and half white flour. Do I let the dough rise once or twice? I followed another video of yours of making white bread and the dough is allowed to rise once when instant yeast is used.
Thanks.
That’s great Audrey!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write and let me know 🙂
Take care!
Candra