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)
Hello Candra
I am so glad I found you. I am experimenting on baking fresh bread and have tried twice and failed. I didn’t knead long enough according to your videos. I will keep trying. Love what I have seen so far. God bless you.
Just made this bread. Followed the recipe and video as per instructions. OMG! It turned out amazing. Best bread I have ever had. Don’t feel like ever touching store bought bread now. Thank You so much, God Bless!
Hi Candra,
It has been a while since I visited your site; just been busy, that’s all. But I also notice, you haven’t put up anthing new in a while either. Hope things are fine with you.
Just wanted to let you know that I have been experimenting with 100% wholewheat bread (without adding gluten.) I find that ground flaxseed works wonders. Do you have any recipe for 100% wholewheat bread?
Hi Candra,
I hope you answer this question for me as I am confused. Why do you use 1/2 TBS less yeast in this recipe than in the white bread recipe?
Hello: I am not an experienced bread maker and thank you for your video instruction which was reassuring and motivating. I live at 5000 ft elevation. Are there adjustments that I would have to make to your bread recipe in order to be successful?
Many thanks, Jan
Hello! Can i ditch shortening? I want to keep it low in calorie. Thank u