Before food blogs were popular, I visited food blog forums- places on the internet where you can discuss recipes and food. It’s where I became “RecipeGirl,” really… since that just happened to be the name I chose for my identity on those forums. I learned so much from people in those forums- home cooks, emerging bloggers and cookbook authors too. If you posed a question on those forums, members would openly share feedback, give recommendations and share their great grandmother’s secret recipes. It was a fun place to be.
Sadly, the forums no longer exist. The bread I’m sharing today is a recipe that a gentleman named “Pete” on Cooking.com’s forum gave me many years ago. Pete gave me permission to share the recipe he had been using for 40+ years! We lost Pete a few years ago, but I’m happy to let his famous bread recipe live on! I’ve been using this recipe since he gave it to me, and it’s now my go-to, homemade Honey Whole Wheat Bread.
Let me just state for the record that I’m not a very experienced bread baker. I haven’t made a zillion different kinds of loaves, and I usually look to the experts for recipes and advice. But this guy Pete… he gave me a good recipe that is easy to follow.
Tips for Making the Best Honey Whole Wheat Bread:
When I make bread, I always make sure I have freshly purchased flour (I used the bread flour in combination with whole wheat flour). It makes a difference. You can make the dough by hand if you want to (mix and knead yourself), but if you have a stand mixer with a dough hook… it will do all of the work for you!
Use freshly purchased yeast too. There is no “proofing the yeast” in this recipe. Just mix, let it knead and then shape it into a round to let rise.The round of dough is placed into a bowl, which is set in a warm place with a clean dishtowel on top. Just let it rise until it’s about doubled.
The dough is divided in half and rolled into rectangles.
Then, here’s the funny part: you roll it up just like you roll up cinnamon roll dough. No kiddin’.
Then you wiggle it into a 9×5-inch bread pan. Cover it again- warm place and let it rise……until it has risen about an inch above the pan. Then bake it!
This Honey Whole Wheat Bread is the best sandwich bread recipe. And since there tend to be so many preservatives in those commercial brands, you can feel good about eating this bread homemade and feeding it to your family too.
P.S. Don’t be afraid of trying to bake your own bread. As I mentioned before… I’m not a bread baker! Just follow the instructions and try it out. You’ll be surprised how easy it is!
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