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The Best Whole Wheat Bread

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword honey, wheat
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rise time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 1 loaf
Calories 2099kcal
Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • 2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp oil I use canola
  • 2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp honey
  • ¼ cup potato flakes AKA instant potatoes
  • 1 ¾ cup wheat flour
  • 2 ¼ tsp yeast
  • ⅛ cup vital wheat gluten flour
  • ½ Tbsp salt
  • ½ Tbsp dough enhancer aka dough conditioner
  • 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cup additional wheat flour

Instructions

  • In the bowl of your Kitchen Aid mixer, add the water, oil, honey, potato flakes, 1 3/4 cups wheat flour, and yeast. Mix together with the dough hook and allow to sit for ten minutes.
  • Add vital wheat gluten, salt, dough enhancer, and 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of flour to the mixture. Mix until the dough starts pulling away from the sides of the bowl. Then knead for 8 minutes.
  • Shape dough into a loaf on a counter sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Place in a greased loaf pan and allow to rise until double in size. This will take about 30 minutes depending on how warm your house is.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and brush with butter. Makes 1 loaf.

Nutrition

Serving: 1loaf | Calories: 2099kcal | Carbohydrates: 386g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 3522mg | Potassium: 737mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 22mg