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Wholemeal Bread

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This recipe for Wholemeal Bread is seriously delicious and I cannot convey the smell of it baking in your kitchen. Crusty and soft at the same time my children go potty for it.

loaf of wholemeal bread

Wholemeal Bread

I usually bake my White Bread Recipe and I have not really baked a lot with whole wheat flour before but love the malty flavour it brings and felt compelled to stop the holiday rot. So inspired I started to try out some Wholemeal Bread recipes.

Wholemeal Bread

I pretty quickly found that this one brings sweet malt oaty flavour in a way that even floated my wholewheat phobic son's boat. I was shocked to be honest as he normally throws himself to the floor if anything remotely beige rises from the breadbox.


This Wholemeal Bread recipe is surprisingly simple to make and as long as you are in the house for a few hours straight actually mega satisfying to bake. I practically felt like Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall by the end of it all.

Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe

I use a dough hook and a free standing mixer to make all my bread but you can make it in a large bowl by hand before turning out to knead yourself on the work surface.

  • It is a simple mix together followed by two proves....
wholemeal bread ingredients in a bowl

Wholemeal Bread Ingredients

  • I use a free standing mixer on a medium speed to knead it for about 9 minutes. You are looking for a little stretch. It wont be as much as white bread.
wholemeal bread dough in a stainless steel bowl

First Prove

  • Cover and put in a clean oiled bowl somewhere warm and allow to double in size. About an hour.

wholemeal bread dough risen high at the end of first prove

    • I then tip out the dough after the first prove, knock back with a few bitch slaps and roll/pull tightly into a sausage shape with the seam at the bottom.
    • After that cover and put it in your 2lb loaf tin and await it's second rise....

pre second prove wholemeal bread dough in a loaf tin

wholemeal bread dough in a loaf tin

Second Rise

  • Slash carefully with a sharp knife to help the rise in the oven.
Slashed Wholemeal Bread Dough In The Tin

Slashed Wholemeal Bread Dough

  • Bake for about 30/40 mins at 190 C/375 F/Gas Mark 5 until deeply brown on the top and it sounds hollow when you tap it on the bottom. Cheeky.
Wholemeal Bread Out Of The Oven in a Loaf Tin

Wholemeal Bread Out Of The Oven

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Wholemeal Bread Recipe

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This is a delicious Wholemeal Bread Recipe fabulously oaty and malty. Freshly baked it is sure to convert even the most stalwart of white bread eaters. Toasted the next day brings it to yet another level of crunchy goodness.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 2 hrs
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins
Course Breads
Cuisine English
Servings 6
Calories 354 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 100 grams strong white bread flour.
  • 400 grams strong wholemeal flour
  • 50 grams melted unsalted butter
  • 10 grams fine sea salt 7 grams table salt
  • 2 x 7 grams instant dried yeast
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 350 mls warm water

Instructions
 

  • Put 100 grams white bread flour, 400 grams wholemeal bread flour, 10 grams fine sea salt, 3 tsp sugar and 2 x 7 grams dried yeast packets into your large mixing bowl keeping the yeast and salt separate as the salt may kill the yeast.
  • Tip the 50 grams melted butter into the flour mix followed by the 350 mls warm water and mix using a dough hook or cutlery knife until a dough forms. Knead by hand or using your dough hook until the dough is semi stretchy and soft. This takes about 8/ 9 mins on a medium speed in my free standing mixer.
  • Cover in an oiled bowl and leave somewhere warm to rise until doubled in size.That can take an hour to hour and a half to do so.
  • Tip out the dough and knock back before rolling, pulling the dough into a big sausage shape with the seam underneath. Place into your oiled loaf tin and cover with oiled clingfilm until it has risen 2 cm above the rim. Again put it somewhere nice and warm. Usually about 30/40 mins. Preheat your oven to 190 C/375 F/Gas Mark 5

  • Uncover and slash the bread carefully with a very sharp knife 3 times.
  • Bake for about 30 mins and deeply brown all over. Cool on a wire rack.
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Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 710mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2.6mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

Keyword homemade bread, wholemeal bread
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Comments

  1. Monika

    April 17, 2018 at 4:06 pm

    Your bread looks perfect! I have this kind of bread every morning with Gouda cheese and black coffee. It never ever gets boring!

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 17, 2018 at 5:19 pm

      Ooooh do you toast it?Sounds lush.I did that on holiday and loved it.Black coffee and cheese....yum x

      Reply
      • Monika

        April 17, 2018 at 5:37 pm

        Yes, it has to be toasted! Every morning the same!

  2. Cat

    April 17, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    Ah this is amazing. Sounds like you had a great time away haha. Like your son I must admit I'm a bit skeptical of bread that isn't white, bad I know. But this loaf looks absolutely delicious and has reminded me that I don't make enough bread x

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm

      Thanks Cat-I'm a bit bonkers about baking bread and all things yeasted.There may be something wrong with me .......???

      Reply
  3. Corina Blum

    April 18, 2018 at 5:30 am

    I love a good loaf of wholemeal bread and this look so good! I would love a slice warm with lots of butter and cream cheese (I love cream cheese!). Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 18, 2018 at 3:57 pm

      Oh wow!Cream cheese ?????Will try it.I love cream cheese in a cheesecake ??though.Thanks x

      Reply
  4. joskitchenlarder

    April 22, 2018 at 8:43 pm

    Gorgeous loaf Jenny! We go through lots of bread (we love carbs here! lol) and white is preferable by the kids but I do love anything wholemeal. I will be giving your lovely loaf a go and shall report back. 🙂 x

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      April 23, 2018 at 9:28 pm

      Thanks Jo-really hope you like it.Maybe the kids will too ??xx

      Reply
  5. Jenny paulin

    February 21, 2019 at 4:45 pm

    your loaf looks fabulous Jen. I don't tend to bake with wholemeal flour as much because I find my cakes are a little more dense than made with white bread flour. I don't mind this, but there have been comments made in the household about it!!! Humph! Still, I will try your recipe next time because your bread looks lovely and I love the sound of the oath, malty flavour it has . Thank you for linking to #Bakeoftheweek and apologies for the time taken to comment, in was so busy that last week of school and then I was away for a long weekend. xx

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      February 22, 2019 at 7:36 am

      Please don’t ever feel pressure about commenting. It’s a horrid feeling trying to fit it all in! Please do give it a whirl, my son is such a brown bread hater but really loves this xx

      Reply
  6. Janice

    October 05, 2020 at 6:26 pm

    5 stars
    Wat a great loaf. I love wholemeal bread and we make out own here, or rahter my husband does.

    Reply
    • Jenny

      October 07, 2020 at 10:01 am

      Thanks Janice! Even my children like it so it has to be good!x

      Reply

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