Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

5 from 3 votes

Oct 28, 2013, Updated Jan 02, 2018

Healthy and nutritious homemade whole wheat bread.

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Growing up in India we only knew one type of bread, the classic white bread. That was the only kind of bread that was available at stores when I was a kid. But today things are a bit different. You go to stores and you can find breads made from oats, wheat, rye etc. The reason for this is awareness, these products were introduced in the market as people became aware of healthier options. Today we know that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread and are even willing to pay extra for it.

2 types of breads are very popular these days – multigrain and whole grain breads. Which one is healthier? The whole grain, always stick to it! The multigrain is simply a bread made out of various grains, it does not mean it’s healthy and most of them use the regular all purpose flour which isn’t nutritious at all. Whenever possible buy the 100% whole wheat bread, its healthy and nutritious and if you can’t find it at your stores, make one at home.

And that’s why I am sharing my homemade whole wheat bread here. Ever since I moved to US, I have been eating only whole wheat breads and I have got so used to the taste that now I can’t really relish the flavor of white breads. This is a choice that I made for good health and you should totally do the same.

This recipe for homemade whole wheat bread, is very similar to the classic white bread recipe that I previously shared. I didn’t click pictures for the steps since they are exactly the same as the white bread recipe. So please refer to the white bread recipe for detailed pictures of the steps. The only thing I added is 1 small egg and I would strongly recommend you doing the same. It helps in keeping the bread soft.

Even though the recipe is for whole wheat bread, it still calls for some bread flour. Reason? well just to make the bread a little lighter. Breads made only from whole wheat flour are quite dense and so a little bread flour keeps the bread comparatively lighter. It’s mostly whole wheat though, 75% of it.

Enjoy the fresh whole wheat bread with some jam of your choice. I had mine with nutella. Yumm X 1000!

Use instant yeast for the recipe if possible. If using dry active yeast, let it proof first by mixing it with warm water and sugar and letting it rest for 10 minutes. Once you see bubbles and froth on top, it means the yeast has activated and you can now add it to the flour. I didn’t proof the instant yeast instead added it directly to the flour.