Recipe: Best Wheat Bread
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
🥖 Yield: 4 loaves
🥣 Recipe Category: Breads
🔍 Keywords: Grains, Healthy, Weeknight, Oven, < 4 Hours
Description:
Oh, the delightful aroma of freshly baked homemade bread filling your home! This cherished recipe, passed down to me by a dear friend from church, who with her bustling household of 9 children, knows a thing or two about hearty, nourishing meals. Adapted to suit the needs of my own family, I find myself whipping up these loaves of goodness twice a week, savoring every slice that’s so much better than anything store-bought.
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 cups | hot water |
| 1 can | evaporated milk |
| 1/2 cup | milk |
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 1/2 cup | honey |
| 1/4 cup | molasses |
| 2 packs | active dry yeast |
| 2 tsp | salt |
| 2 | eggs |
| 1 1/2 cups | oatmeal |
| 4-5 cups | whole wheat flour |
| 4-5 cups | white flour |
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, combine all liquids and stir well until fully incorporated.
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Add sugar, salt, and yeast to the liquid mixture. Allow it to stand for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
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After 5 minutes, add the eggs and oatmeal to the bowl, stirring until well combined.
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Gradually add the flour, one cup at a time, stirring continuously until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
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Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and knead it, gradually incorporating the remaining flour, until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.
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Place the kneaded dough into a greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
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Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down to release the air bubbles, then divide it into 4 equal portions.
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Shape each portion into a loaf and place them into greased loaf pans. Cover the pans and allow the dough to rise again until doubled in size.
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Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake the loaves for 25 minutes, or until they turn golden brown and produce a hollow sound when tapped.
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Once baked, remove the loaves from the pans immediately and transfer them to wire racks to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Enjoy the wholesome goodness of freshly baked wheat bread with your loved ones, knowing that each slice is made with love and care!