Whole Wheat French Bread
I made four loaves of whole wheat French bread for Freezer Cooking Day this weekend. (I hope you followed me on Twitter to follow my cooking progress, and became a fan on Facebook to see pictures of the results!) Here's the recipe - it makes two loaves. I originally got this from somewhere on the Internet, but forgot to get attribution, and modified the recipe some. Enjoy!
Breadmaker Whole Wheat French Bread
1-1/2 cups water
4 tsp. or 2 packets yeast
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups white flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. honey
Add ingredients in the order listed. (I know... I usually add the salt to the water and the yeast with the dry ingredients, but this is what the original recipe called for.) Put breadmaker on dough cycle. Check after a few minutes of kneading - it should make a solid ball. If dough is too wet, add flour by the tablespoon until a ball is made. Check during the rising part of the cycle to make sure that the dough does not overflow the bread pan; if it is close, punch down the dough manually.
Once cycle is complete, divide dough into two long loaves and place on a greased baking tray. Allow loaves to rise in a warm place (for me, that's in the oven after the oven's been turned on for one minute, then turned off) for about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven (take the bread out first if it was rising there!) at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Check out more recipes at:
- Crock Pot Wednesday
- Ultimate Recipe Swap Thursday
- Food on Fridays
- Friday Feasts
- Recipe Trader Sunday
- Mouthwatering Monday
- Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap
- Tuesdays at the Table
- Foodie Friday
- Tempt My Tummy Tuesday
- What's Cooking Wednesday
- Lovin' from the Oven
- Homemaker Monday
- Finer Things Friday
- Cooking Thursday
- Weekly Recipe Swap
- Real Food Wednesday at Kelly the Kitchen Kop and Cheeseslave
- Pennywise Platter Thursday
...or, list your own favorite recipe with the MckLinky Favorite Recipes blog hop!
13 comments:
so if I wanted to freeze this recipe, when would that be?
Before the warm oven rise?
And then do you defrost in the fridge and then just do the warm oven rise,
Can you tell I don't do bread much?
But I would like to be able to make some ahead, and then have it ready when I needed it.
I LOVE homemade breads, reminds of when I was younger and my grandmother would serve warm bread with butter. Mmmmmm. Thanks for sharing.
Jen @ A Penny Saved
Teaching Money to Kids - I froze the bread after I baked it - slicing it in half, then in half lengthwise, and wrapping in plastic wrap and stored in gallon-sized freezer bags.
You could probably freeze the dough after the bread machine cycle but before the loaves are formed and rise. I haven't tried this though.
Jen - homemade bread is the best! I need to learn to make good whole wheat sandwich bread... a challenge for another time.
Always homemade bread is best!!! Thanks for this recipe, looks like a winner!
I'm always on the lookout for bread maker recipes and this one sounds wonderful!
I love homemade breads, this looks delicious.
I am trying really hard to get into the habit of making things from scratch again. I love homemade bread.
Oh, yum....we love homemade bread in our house! Thanks for sharing.
Renee'
Kitchen Comforts
Thank you for sharing, I LOVE homemade bread.
Oh thank you for this awesome recipe!!!
Hugs and Blessings,
I've been looking for something exactly like this! Can't wait to give it a try...
This was awesome! Thanks for the recipes--there's nothing like homemade bread.
XX00
Thanks for linking up to Freezer Food Friday.The bread looks delicious!
Post a Comment