I've been on the quest for quite a while for a homemade sandwich bread recipe that only makes one loaf at a time and doesn't fall apart when you cut it. I love that this bread is easy to make. Feel free to add flax seed, chia seeds, or wheat bran for more nutrition and flavor.
Ingredients
1 cup water
1/4 cup milk
3 Tablespoons honey
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup flax seed, chia seeds, wheat bran - whatever you want!
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and softened.
Directions
Combine the water and milk and warm to 105-115 degrees.
Pour the mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the honey and yeast and stir to combine. Let stand for 5-10 minutes until the yeast starts to foam or bubble.
Add the flour, seeds, salt, and butter and mix using the paddle attachment until everything is combined.
Switch to the dough hook and knead on low speed for about 8 minutes. You may need to add a little more flour so that the dough is only slightly sticky and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and turn it once to coat both sides of the dough. Cover with a clean cloth and allow to rise for about an hour or until doubled in size.
Grease a loaf pan. Shape the dough into a loaf and place in pan. Cover again with a cloth and allow to rise for 20-30 minutes, or until the top of the loaf is just above the top of the pan.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 35-45 minutes. Allow the bread to cool for 20 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack.
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