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It is no secret that I’ve been working to perfect a whole-wheat sandwich bread recipe for months now. I was not only looking for a recipe that was reliable and tasted good of course, but that also didn’t contain any “unusual” ingredients like dried milk powder or wheat gluten. We absolutely LOVE the honey whole-wheat loaf from Great Harvest, and if they can make it with only five simple ingredients (freshly ground whole-wheat flour, water, honey, salt & yeast) then I should be able to do it too!
So after months of experimenting I am thrilled to finally have something to share. And while this recipe comes out just right 9 times out of 10 I’ve learned that things can’t always be “perfect” when it comes to making bread in your bread machine. If you aren’t weighing your ingredients and instead just measuring them out like me, and if you live in a place where the humidity might change from time to time…well then, expect some occasional surprises with the outcome of your bread. I have learned one valuable trick though (from a blog reader!), and that is to check on the bread once or twice during the kneading process to make sure the dough looks “right.” I’ve caught mine looking too wet and sticky a couple times so I’ve added a few sprinkles of flour to get things back on track before the baking started. That’s exactly why the picture loaf looks a little “floury.”
I also want to share that this particular recipe makes a loaf that is on the larger side, which I like because then I don’t have to replenish our bread supply every two days. This loaf also comes out with a lighter crust due to its big size and that is a plus in my book as well. If you have any good bread making tips or recipes that you’d like to share please do so in the comments below!
Honey Whole-Wheat Sandwich Bread (for bread machine)
Ingredients
- 4 ¼ cups whole-wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups water warm (not too hot or it will kill the yeast)
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
Instructions
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Follow your bread machine’s directions for making a whole-wheat sandwich loaf. For me that means putting in the dry ingredients first with the wet ingredients on top. I have the Panasonic SD-YD250 Automatic Bread Maker and it takes the machine five hours to make this loaf.
Recipe Notes
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
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I love this recipes. My bread turn out really good!
Wondering what size of loaf this makes?
Hi. A large 2lb loaf.
I recently started making my own greek yogurt and had all this whey. I decided to swap the water in the recipe for the whey 1.5-2 cups of whey and the rest water, depending on how much I have. You almost don’t need the to add the honey when doing this because the whey is already sweet! I think it makes a pretty tasty bread with a different twist.
Bread keeps collapsing before baking is done. I’ve tried twice now.
Does your loaf end up with a hole in the bottom from the mixer blade in the bread machine.
Absolutely, just mix by hand. It is more of a workout! The stand mixer just gets the dough to come together quicker.
She says in the instructions “Follow your bread machine’s directions for making a whole-wheat sandwich loaf.”
So please use the setting on YOUR bread maker for a whole wheat bread.
Hi Mandy. You should let it rise twice and it’s generally about 30 minutes each time. Jill
How do I improve on my slicing skills lol?? The bread tastes great, but I can’t slice it into nice enough slices for a sandwich…it is very soft in the middle. Help!!
Hi Michelle. Good slicing takes practice and a really good bread knife! :) ~Amy
Electric knife. It will create a sawing motion like that in the professional bakeries to slice the soft bread.