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Bread Machine Whole Wheat Honey Bread

Out of all the recipes in our collection, Whole Wheat Honey Bread is our most requested recipe.
Whole Wheat Honey Bread
Yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

Small Loaf (1-pound bread machine)

  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/3 cups bread flour
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Medium Loaf (1 1/2-pound bread machine)

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Large Loaf (2-pound bread machine)

  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 6 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 2/3 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Instructions

  • Have water, milk, oil and honey at 80ºF and all others at room temperature. Place ingredients in pan in the order recommended by manufacturer. Select basic cycle and medium/normal crust. Do not use the delay timer. Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading. The dough should be in a soft, tacky ball. If it is dry and stiff, add water, 1/2 to 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too wet and sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time. Remove bread when cycle is finished; cool on wire rack.

Notes

Get Traditional Bread Making Method here.