Best Bread Machine Bread - Honey Wheat version

8th October 2008

Best Bread Machine Bread - Honey Wheat version

posted in Zora our Dog, Recipes, Food, How-To |

I was looking for recipes for a good sandwich bread to make in the bread machine, and came across this recipe on allrecipes. At 4.5 stars and almost 500 reviews, I decided to give it a go! Of course, after reading some of the reviews, I decided to try a honey wheat version instead, since we usually buy honey wheat bread from the store.

I’ve now made this recipe about 5 times, 1 of which I actually did the white version (still with honey though). Every time, oh yum!

So here’s how I do it:

Dissolve a little over 2 teaspoons of yeast in a cup of 110 degree water (Fahrenheit).

Add 2 generous squirts of honey, stir. Let sit for 10 minutes to get foamy and exciting.

Dump it in the bread machine’s well.

Add 3 cups of flour (either all 3 bread flour, or 2 bread flour + 1 wheat flour)

Add 1 teaspoon of salt (I just eyeball it)

Add 1/4 cup veggie oil

Set the machine to the sandwich bread/white bread setting.

4ish hours later, take the bread out and let it cool. In order to get good slices, you really need to let it cool completely before slicing it.

I love it slathered with nutella…mmm.

And what does the family think? My husband says, “I like it. It tastes like…good bread. And the pieces are big, so I can make bigger sandwiches.”

And Zora exercises extreme goodness (yes, goodness) and patience even for the tiniest morsel of bread… so I know she likes it!
(Also, please excuse her eye slime… she just woke up.)

The one thing I don’t love about the bread machine is that it makes weirdly tall loaves of bread that have a slit/hole in the bottom (because of the kneading paddle thing), although the convenience of throwing things together and leaving them alone is definitely a plus. Still, next time I might set it on the dough setting, then transfer the dough into my own bread pan and bake it in the oven. I bet it would also be great with sunflower seeds inside it. Mmm.

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1 On October 8th, 2008, Kim Rakes said:

mmmmmmmmmm! as always, it looks wonderful. i love honey wheat. I think you need to whip up some sweet pregnancy recipes I can follow. BLTs for supper each night are getting a little old ;] haha… but they sure hit the spot.

posted on October 8th, 2008 at 7:40 am

2 On October 9th, 2008, EmmaH said:

Oh, that looks lovely and soft and yummy!

posted on October 9th, 2008 at 6:18 am

3 On October 13th, 2008, Julie said:

The bread looks awesome, makes me want to go get my bread machine and get to work.
Cute doggie, she looks very sweet!

posted on October 13th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

4 On October 18th, 2008, Renee said:

I LOVE this. I have made it 4 times!!
Thanks

posted on October 18th, 2008 at 8:38 am

5 On October 21st, 2008, Ashley said:

I just typed up a nice response and I didn’t get the math right. Darn it. This is why I’m an English major and not math. lol

I’m getting a breadmaker this weekend for my birthday so I’m very excited to try this recipe. It looks delicious

posted on October 21st, 2008 at 1:21 pm

6 On October 23rd, 2008, Alison said:

Thanks for this recipe. I don’t use bread flour for my bread machine, but the inside of my loaf still turned out so fluffy, soft, and light. The taste was too mild for my preference, but it’s still very good overall. I will definitely be making this again. Thanks!!

posted on October 23rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm

7 On October 23rd, 2008, Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting said:

I’ve never been good at bread machine bread. Always comes out.. funny. Can’t explain it. Wish I still had mine. Or wait, do I? Wish the military hadn’t send ridiculous packers who packed things all jumbled. Still trying to figure what’s what. Ah well.

In the meantime.. I gave you an award

http://crazyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/2008/10/award-time.html

posted on October 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm

8 On November 24th, 2008, Ashley said:

I made this recipe tonight and it turned out wonderfully. I posted about it to my blog if you want to check it out. Thanks so much for a great recipe!

posted on November 24th, 2008 at 8:41 pm