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This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup

This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup. | HostessAtHeart.comHave you made any resolutions yet? If you made one to eat a little bit better, you’re going to love this Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe!

The holidays are behind us once again, and it’s time for this month’s BreadBaker’s group event. Our host this month is the very talented Pavani, the creator behind Cook’s Hideout. Pavani very appropriately chose our theme this month, “Start the new year with a healthy Bread”.

This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup. | HostessAtHeart.comI love making bread with so many mixins. By mixins, I mean nuts, spices, fruits, seeds, the list goes on. I guess I just can’t leave well enough alone. Question, what does “well enough” mean? What if someone never put cinnamon and sugar in the humble roll? Where would we be without cinnamon rolls!

This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup. | HostessAtHeart.comIn this recipe, I used my own Whole Grain Bread Blend that I recently shared. This blend resembles one that I used to buy. I also wanted to use whole grain flours. Wheat is amazing but last year I experimented a lot with spelt. Both as flour for baking bread and the actual grain in our dinner dishes. We really love it.

This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup. | HostessAtHeart.comSome people think that bread that’s good for you tastes like cardboard. Not this one, it is one slightly sweet nutty loaf using only whole grains and no refined sugar. It’s a hearty loaf that would probably take over if used in a sandwich unless sliced thin. I served it with some homemade soup and we loved it.

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Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe – #BreadBakers

This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup.
Prep Time 3 hrs
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 45 mins
Servings 12
Author Hostess At Heart

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 tsps instant yeast
  • 1-1/2 cups warm water
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tbs canola or vegetable oil
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 to 1-1/2 cups spelt flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup Organic Whole Grain Bread Blend
  • 2 tbs hemp hearts optional

Instructions

  • In a small bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine honey, vegetable oil, yeast and warm water. Let sit while you combine dry ingredients.
  • In a large bowl combine whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup spelt flour, salt, organic whole grain bread blend and hemp hearts. Whisk to combine.
  • If using an electric stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix wet ingredients together. On low, gradually add dry ingredients. Add additional spelt flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. The dough will be wet but not overly sticky. Continue to mix for 4 minutes.
  • Oil a large bowl and pat the dough into a ball. Put into the bowl turning once to oil both sides. Cover with plastic wrap and place the bowl in a warm area. Also to rise until doubled, approximately 1-1/2 hours.
  • Shape into a sandwich loaf and put the dough into a 9x5 oiled loaf pan. Spray or brush the top lightly with oil. Cover the dough until it just peaks the pan, approximately 1 hour.
  • Carefully remove the plastic wrap and bake in a 350°F oven for 35-45 minutes or until dough measures 185°F to 190°F with an instant-read thermometer.
  • Remove bread from the pan immediately and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before cutting.

Notes

Prep time includes inactive rise times.

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.1mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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This Organic Honey Whole Grain Bread Recipe make a delicious hearty loaf that is perfect with a hot bowl of soup. | HostessAtHeart.com

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  3. [email protected] says

    This bread sounds great! I have been wanting to experiment with spelt flour for awhile, but have not gotten up the nerve to do so. I am more inclined to try it now that your bread turned out so nicely! Thank you for sharing!

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    • Julie Menghini says

      Thank you so much, Jenny! Elaine (Foodbod) has some amazing spelt bread recipes too. I love the grain in dishes too.

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  12. Judith Graber says

    Another great looking bread Julie. I wish I could have fresh bread with all of the homemade soup I have been making 🙂

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  14. Cindy @CindysRecipesAndWritings says

    I agree Julie, where would we be without cinnamon and sugar? So many great ideas for combos for bread out there. Keep experimenting!

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  15. Lorinda - The Rowdy Baker says

    What a wonderful loaf of bread! I pinned it, and this is one recipe that won’t be left languishing on my Pinterest board. I love adding lots of goodies to my whole grain bread too, and having the mixture on hand would be a real time saver.

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  17. Loretta says

    There you have it again Julie! Love it, like I said in your last post….. we need a field trip to Nebraska to learn all the tips and tricks to bread making from the Bread Diva herself 🙂 Not sure if you read my suggestion in your last post 🙂

    Reply

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