Easy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe + Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

5 from 7 votes

Easy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe + Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

A 50% whole wheat bread recipe for a soft and flavorful sandwich loaf. Use half white flour and half whole wheat flour to keep this loaf from getting too dense and also to keep the flavor from being too overwhelming for some in my house. The result is a soft and fluffy delicious loaf of bread or dinner rolls - your choice.

Prep Time8

Cook Time25

Rising2

Total Time2 33

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Canadian

Servings: slices

Calories: 178kcal

Author: Jacqueline Piper

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups warm water 120°F – 130°F
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
250 grams all-purpose flour about 2 cups
250 grams whole wheat flour about 2 cups

Instructions

Mix together the warm water, brown sugar, and oil. Add the salt, yeast, and most of the flour, holding some back to add in if you need it. I usually need all of mine, but flour brands and baking environments are all different so use the amount of flour you need to form a tacky dough.
Knead the dough on a countertop for about 5 minutes – pushing and pulling and turning the dough until it smooths out. Oil the dough and place in a bowl, top with plastic wrap and a towel and let rise in a warm place, for about an hour or until doubled in size.
Punch down the dough and flatten it out in a rectangle. Roll the dough tightly, pinching the end into the roll. (See my white bread recipe, linked in the notes, for a step by step photos of this process.)
Place the formed dough into a bread pan. (To make rolls, divide into 9 and roll into balls. Place them in a 9 x9 pan.) Cover with plastic and a towel and let rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until it rises above the side of the pan.
Heat oven to 400°F. Bake loaf for about 25 minutes. Bake rolls for 20-25 minutes.
Brush the hot loaf with butter for a soft crust.

Notes

1. Double the recipe for two loaves or one loaf plus 9 rolls.

2. Read the step by step shaping method with photos on this Basic White Bread Recipe.

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