Whole Wheat Bread

I made my first attempt at homemade bread yesterday. I have a breadmaker (courtesy of my mom, who never used it so passed it along to me, and I consequently never use it either), but I don't think throwing a box of bread mix and turing the breadmaker on counts as making homemade bread. Anyway, it turned out pretty well! We've gobbled most of it up in the past 24 hours, so I don't know how long it would stay fresh, but it's delicious for now!



Whole Wheat Bread (adapted from http://www.tammysrecipes.com/)

You will need:

• 1 cup warm water (120 degrees F)
• 1 tbsp. milk
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 cups whole-wheat flour (I used Trader Joe's 100% white whole-wheat flour)
• 1 pkg. (2 tsp.) instant active dry yeast

Combine water, milk, oil, honey, brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl.

Add flour and yeast. 

Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10-15 minutes.

Place dough in a greased bowl; turn once to grease all of dough.

Cover with a clean towl and put in a warm place to rise until doubled, approximately 40 minutes.

Punch dough down, then knead for a few minutes until smooth.

Form into a loaf, then place in a greased loaf pan and cover. Let double in size, approximately 30 minutes.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. If it starts to get too dark, lay a piece of foil over the top.

It was a very cold day when I made this, so my dough took longer to rise. Just be patient and let it do its thing, and it should turn out okay!