Soft Sourdough Honey Wheat Bread
Soft Sourdough Honey Wheat Bread
Forget everything you thought you knew about wheat breadāthis honey whole wheat sourdough loaf is in a league of its own. Soft, light, and unbelievably fluffy, each dreamy, creamy slice melts in your mouth while delivering the rich flavor only real sourdough can bring. Kissed with honey and topped with wholesome oats, this loaf bakes up with the perfect tender crumb, making it absolutely irresistible for sandwiches, toast, or simply slathered with butter. If youāve been searching for the ultimate sandwich bread, this is the loaf youāll come back to again and again.The combination of honey, butter, milk powder, cornstarch, oats, and sourdough discard creates a tender loaf with a soft crumb and excellent keeping qualityāperfect for toast, sandwiches, or simply eating warm with butter.
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Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 300 g warm water 105Ā°F / 40Ā°C
- 150 g honey
- 7 g active dry yeast 1 packet
- 120 g sourdough discard
- 35 g salted butter melted
- Optional: 20 g molasses I always add this to mine
Dry Ingredients
- 285 g whole wheat flour
- 285 g all-purpose flour
- 25 g dry milk powder
- 16 g cornstarch
- 10 g coarse kosher salt
- 60 g old-fashioned rolled oats I use sprouted oats from Costco
For Topping
- 1 Tbsp rolled oats
- Warm Honey for lightly brushing over bread so oats will stick. Microwave it for 10 seconds so it's easy to brush over the dough.
Instructions
Instructions
Activate the Yeast
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In a large bowl, combine:
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* Warm water
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* Honey
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* Molasses (if using)
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* Active dry yeast
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Allow to stand for 5ā10 minutes until foamy.
Add Remaining Wet Ingredients & dry ingredients
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* Sourdough discard
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* Melted butter
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* Whole wheat flour
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* All-purpose flour
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* Dry milk powder
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* Cornstarch
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* Salt
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* Rolled oats
Knead
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Using a dough hook, mix on low for 8-10 minutes.
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The dough should be soft and slightly tacky. Add a little extra flour only if necessary. All flour absorbs water a little differently. What my flour likes your flour might not be as happy about. If the dough is not coming away from the sides after 8 minutes of mixing, add in all purpose flour by the Tbsp until the dough releases from the sides. This is not meant to be a hard dough. Keep it light and kind of sticky to the touch.
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Note: if it sticks slightly to your hands itās ok! A little tiny bit of stick means itās going to be a light fluffy loaf.
First Rise
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Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl.
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Cover and allow to rise for 60ā90 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Shape
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Divide the loaf into 2 halves.
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Roll each half about 1ā thin. This step removes any large air bubbles.
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Roll up each half like a cinnamon roll log.
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Place into 2 greased 9Ć5-inch loaf pans.
Second Rise
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Cover and allow to rise for 60-90 minutes, until the dough doubles.
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Score a line down the center so it can open while baking.
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Microwave a tablespoon or so of honey for 20 seconds and brush it lightly over the loaves.
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Note: Keep a light hand with the honey – if it goes down the sides of the bread it will darken and caramelize or burn while baking.
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Sprinkle the tops of the loaves with a tablespoon or so of rolled oats.
Bake
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Bake at 350Ā°F (175Ā°C) for 35ā45 minutes.
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The loaf is done when the internal temperature reaches 195ā200Ā°F (90ā93Ā°C).
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Note: if your oven runs hot, bake, uncovered for 25 minutes and covered for the remaining amount. Once the oats look lightly toasted, go ahead and cover the bread. I bake my bread uncovered the entire time and mine usually takes the entire 45 minutes.
Cool
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Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack for at least one hour before slicing.
I absolutely love this stand mixer sourdough method! It took away all the stress of doing endless stretch-and-folds, making the whole process so much more enjoyable. The bread turned out amazing with a beautiful texture and flavor, and for the first time I feel confident that I can consistently make sourdough that actually turns out. This has made sourdough baking so much more approachable, I highly recommend it!
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This honey wheat sourdough recipe is a game changer. So fast and so moist.
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This bread is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! It will be my go to from now on. And so easy
Thank you for this awesome review! It always makes my day when I hear someone enjoys one of my recipes! Happy baking!