Easy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

Simple whole wheat bread loaf recipe, 5 ingredients. No fuss, no dutch oven, no folding, no proofing.

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Hello HTS Community

Sharing my recipe for a simple wholewheat loaf of bread, that comes together in less than 10 minutes. All you have to do is let it rest for a couple of hours and then bake. Using only 5 ingredients, this simple recipe turns flour-water mass into a delicious bread.

Generally I bake sourdough bread with my starter, but for a change I am making one with instant yeast.

I decided to make a whole wheat version, but you can totally use the same recipe for a simple white bread loaf. Whole wheat breads are healthier and denser compared to white bread and absorb more water while you knead a dough, because of more fibre present. As a general rule, I’ve used flour to water ratio as 2:1, but you might will have to adjust this based on the type of flour and humidity in your kitchen. A tablespoon less or more should do the trick.

If you like this recipe, you must also try my Herb and Olive Fougasse, Zucchini Bread and Nutella Babka.

Ingredients you will need:

• Bread flour- 2.5 cups (1.5 cups whole wheat + 1 cup all purpose flour)
• Water- 1.5 cups, lukewarm
• Sugar- 1.5 teaspoon
• Salt- 1 teaspoon
• Instant yeast- 1 teaspoon

Steps to make whole wheat bread:

• Start by mixing sugar in lukewarm water in a large bowl. Make sure the water is lukewarm after all sugar is dissolved. If not, heat it in a microwave for 5 seconds.
• To this add yeast and mix lightly, leave for 5 minutes for the yeast to bloom and activate. If your yeast has not bloomed, start the process again.

• To the bowl add flour and salt and mix everything to form a dough. Once it starts to come together, empty contents on a clean kitchen counter and start kneading for about 5-6 minutes like in the video below. Form a boule and place it in a greased bowl, covered with a cling film and let rest for about 1-2 hours on kitchen counter or until it doubles in size. If your kitchen is cold (less than 20 degree celsius), place the bowl in oven with only the light on.

• Once the dough doubles, gently deflate it and pat to make a rough rectangle. Perform a letter fold (refer video below) to make a log. Place it seam side down on a sheet of baking paper dusted with flour. Sprinkle flour on top of the log and cover with a kitchen towel to rise for another 45 minutes.

• Towards the end of rising time, pre-heat oven at 200 degree celsius for about 15-20 minutes. Along with this, boil some water in a pan and put it in an oven safe dish. We want to create steam inside the oven while we bake the bread, which results in a great crust.

• Score the bread on top with 3 diagonal slashes and place it in the oven along with the hot water bowl and bake for 30 minutes at 190 degree celsius, or until a golden crust is formed.
• Take the bread out and let it rest for at least 1 hour before slicing.

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