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Honey Wheat Bread for the Bread Machine

Asharae Kroll

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c warm water
  • 2 Tbs butter softened
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbs honey
  • 2 c bread flour
  • 1/2 c whole wheat flour
  • 1 packet yeast 2 1/4 tsp

Instructions
 

  • Place ingredients into bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Mine recommends to put the water, salt, butter, and honey in first.
  • Add the flours on top of that.
  • Make a small well in the flour and add the yeast.
  • Adjust your bread machine to the Dough setting, 1.5lb loaf and let it run. I like to check on it about 5 minutes in to make sure it's not too wet or too dry. If it looks too wet and sticky, add a tablespoon or two of flour. If too dry and flaky-looking, add a tablespoon or two of water. Let the machine run through its whole cycle and try not to peek at it too much! (Bread machines heat up slightly which helps the rising process, each time you open it you let some of the heat out which can cause it to rise slower.)
  • Once the dough cycle is finished, turn dough out onto a floured surface. Gently press into a rectangle about 9-10 inches long (you can measure it along the side of your 9x5 pan). Fold one of the long sides in toward the center and fold the other long side on top of that - you're essentially folding it in thirds. Gently place the dough, seam side down, in your well-greased 9x5 pan. Use a knife to cut a small slit (about 1/4 inch deep) down the middle of the dough - this will allow it to expand.
  • Let the dough rise for 30 minutes or so until it looks good. If your house is colder, this could take up to an hour or more. I like to heat my oven for a few minutes, turn it off, and place the dough in for about 30 min to speed up the process. Whatever it looks like now is approximately the size it'll be when it's done baking. Toward the end of this final rising, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. (Take the bread out at this time if you used the oven to let it rise.)
  • Once dough is finished rising, bake for 25 minutes at 375.
  • Bread is finished when you tap it with your finger and it sounds hollow.