Fresh, Easy Whole Wheat Bread

I have been MIA for a while. I don't have a cool excuse. I didn't get married, have a baby, or move. I didn't change jobs. I just got a little busy and forgot to blog. But since I definitely did NOT forget to cook, I've got tons of new recipes for you.


How would you like delicious, healthy, and easy fresh baked bread? What if the hands on time from start to finish was under 10 minutes? What if you could refrigerate that only-takes-10-minutes-to-make dough for up to two weeks and pull out a piece every time you want some fresh baked bread for dinner? Would you like that? Yes?


This is not my recipe, so I cannot take credit for it. It's the master Whole Wheat Bread in 5 Minutes a Day recipe.


What you need
A VERY large bowl or tupperware container to make this in

1 1/2 Tbsp. yeast

4 c. lukewarm water (you want it to be about 100 degrees)

1 Tbsp kosher salt

4 Tbsp. vital wheat gluten

5 1/2 c. whole wheat
2 c. all purpose flour

What you do
Put yeast in the bottom of the large bowl or container and pour the water over it. Stir with a spoon just for a couple seconds to make sure all the yeast is not clinging to the bottom of the bowl. Leave it for 5 minutes to let it get foamy.

Measure out your other ingredients while you're waiting. After about 5 minutes, stir in the salt and wheat gluten then stir in both flours. When combined, cover the bowl or container with a dishtowel and let it rise in a warm environment (corner of the kitchen or a still oven) for 2 hours.


This recipe makes 4 loaves of bread so after rising for 2 hours you can either pull off a 1/4 of the dough to cook right away or you can cover the bowl or container with the tupperware lid or saran wrap. Make sure you leave the lid cracked or poke some holes in the saran wrap because the dough will continue to produce gas and it needs to be able to escape.

Whenever you're ready for freshly baked bread, pull off a piece of dough (1/4 of the original dough), form it into a ball and let it sit for about 45 minutes to come up in temperature. Preheat the oven to 450F. Place a pan with about 1/2 inch of water on the bottom rack of the oven (this creates steam to make a nice crust on the bread). Place your dough ball on a greased cookie sheet or on a greased sheet of foil for easy clean up. Sprinkle the top with salt and pepper and bake 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. :-)