Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

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Whole wheat bread made of water, yeast, salt, and whole wheat flour! This simple wheat bread recipe is one of my go-to easy bread recipes with minimum kneading time and effort! You will love this Whole Wheat Bread Recipe. It's incredibly chewy and moist, and you can make ahead the dough and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to bake it fresh!

·published 2022-12-28

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Servings

['24', '24 slices']

Total time

1h 30m

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

111 kcal

Ingredients (4)

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3 cups warm water ((105°F))water
1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeastyeast
1 1/2 tbsp sea saltsalt
6 1/2 cups whole wheat flour **

Instructions (7 steps)

01Directions:: In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water. Let it sit and proof for 5 minutes.
02Add the flour and salt and mix well to form a sticky and wet dough. The dough should pull away from the sides and be tacky to the touch.
03Cover and let the dough rise for 30 minutes until it has doubled in size.
04Transfer the dough to a silicone mat and divide it in half.
05Shape each piece to an 11-inch oval and roll up jelly-roll style.
06Place into two greased 8x4 bread pans and allow to rise for another 30 minutes.
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