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Sourdough honey wheat

Sourdough honey wheat sandwich bread

Learn how to bake delicious sourdough honey wheat bread. This soft, sweet bread is ideal for all your favorite sandwiches.
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Prep Time 11 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course bread
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Loaves
Calories 150 kcal

Equipment

  • large stand mixer (5.5Quart or larger)
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • tea towel
  • 2 glass bread loaf pans
  • food thermometer

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups Wheat flour
  • 6 cups Bread flour
  • 1 tbsp Sea salt
  • 3 tbsp Honey
  • 1/2 cup Butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup Sourdough starter
  • 3½ cups Warm water
  • 2 tbsp Butter (to spread on top of the loaves after baking)

Instructions
 

  • Start by measuring all of the ingredients into the stand mixer.
  • Using the dough hook attachment on low, mix the dough until all ingredients are combined, about 6 minutes.
  • Cover the bowl and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
  • Restart the mixer on low for 2 minutes. The dough should become a smooth ball and come up from the bottom of the bowl.
  • Wet a tea towel with very hot water and wring out as much water as possible.
  • Remove mixing bowl from mixer and cover with dampened towel.
  • Place bowl in a warm place to rise overnight. This can take anywhere from 9-12 hours depending on the temperature of the house. It rises faster in the summer and slower in the winter.
  • The next morning, the dough should be double in size.
  • Remove dough from the bowl and form into a ball. Measure the weight of the dough and cut in half. It should be approximately 1 kg each.
  • Stretch one dough ball in a rectangle approximately 8 inches by 14 inches. Roll the dough, pinching and folding the sides, into a loaf shape. Pinch the bottom into the dough to remove the crease and place in a buttered loaf pan. Repeat with the second loaf.
  • Cover the loaves with the tea towel and allow to rise for 2-4 hours. Again, the room temperature will affect the rising time.
  • When dough is risen slightly above the rim of the bread pan, it is ready to bake. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake both loaves for 45 minutes, or until internal temperature of bread is 190 degrees.
  • Remove loaves from oven and cool on cooling rack for 5 minutes. While bread is cooling in the bread pan, smear butter all over the tops of the loaves.
  • After 5 minutes, the bread pans and loaves will still be very hot. Carefully remove loaves from the bread pans and allow to fully cool on the cooling rack for 1 hour before cutting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 150kcal
Keyword sourdough
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