Whole Wheat Bread

I am a serious bread lover and since I am eating healthier, I did not want to give up the thing I love so much. Instead of doing plain white bread I decided to bake a whole wheat bread with oatmeal. You don’t need any fancy ingredients to create this delicious and healthy bread. I know a lot of whole wheat bread recipes asks for malt and some even honey but if you are on a fixed budget and can only afford basic ingredients that shouldn’t stop you from eating quality and delicious foods.

The bread recipe I am about to share with you takes a few simple pantry ingredients and about 1 hour of your time.

What You’ll Need

600g or 4 ¾ cups Whole Wheat Flour (save 50g or ¾ for later)
50g or ½ cups oatmeal
10g or 1 tbsp yeast
20g or 2 tbsp sugar
50g or 3 ½ tbsp butter
450g or 2 cups warm water

How To Make It

Add yeast, sugar and ½ of water in mixing bowl.
Add flour and salt to bowl, mix salt into flour, and add remaining water, then mix to combine.
Once a dough has formed, it will still look wet and sticky, add oatmeal, and continue to mix.
Add remaining 50g of flour and continue to mix.
Dough should start to pull away from the sides of mixing bowl as dough develops.
If dough is too sticky, add 1 tbsp of whole wheat flour to help.
Once dough is fully formed (do the windowpane test) divide into 2 equal portions (or into amounts you choose) and rest dough for 30-45 minutes on prepared baking sheet.
Once dough has rested, slit the top of the bread with a lamb or serrated knife with 2 lines across (=), or a hashtag (#) or even a cross (x) the video illustrates how slits are created.
Bake for 20-25 at 400F. Bread will be golden brown once baked.

Enjoy your bread

Things To Note

Dough will be tacky not sticky. Tacky meaning it will feel gummy and dry not wet and sticky. (the video gives a visual representation of this)
You will be tempted to add more flour when kneading on the work surface, please do not. Adding more flour will create a denser product.
Chia seeds can also be added to this bread to make it even more hearty.

This is such a chewy bread, it is perfect for dipping in soups and making the perfect sandwich. I love the crunch that I get when I sink my teeth into a toasted slice of this bread. It’s crusty on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, just how I love my breads!

If you try this recipe let me know!

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