Enjoy a loaf of fresh baked bread straight out of your oven when you bake this easy Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe!
Did you know it’s actually ridiculously easy to make your own bread? It’s true! The next time you’re craving some fresh baked bread slathered with cinnamon butter, toast with jam in the morning, or an epic sandwich for lunch or dinner… all you’ll need is this Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe!
This basic whole wheat bread recipe makes a dreamy loaf that is soft, fluffy, and seriously delicious! With just a hint of sweet, it also makes a mean french toast! 🙂 Whether you just ran out of bread and can’t make it to the store, or you’re looking to up your game with a new Homesteading skill… you’re going to LOVE knowing how to bake your own bread at home!
Plus… this bread gets bonus points for making your home smell AMAZING as it bakes!
So are you ready to make your own bread at home? Just 6 ingredients and you’re done! Here’s what you need to do…
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Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe
All you’ll need to make this white whole wheat bread recipe is a 9×5 or 10×6 loaf pan… no bread machine required! Plus… you won’t believe how much money you’ll save! There’s no need to spend $3 – $4 on a fancy loaf of bread at the store when you can make your own for around 75 cents per loaf!
Now the key to keeping your loaves of Bread thrifty is to buy the ingredients in bulk… I pick up Flour, Honey, Butter, Salt, and Yeast from Sam’s Club. You can also find great prices on these items at Costco or even on Amazon… like bulk Active Dry Yeast!
Once you know how to make sandwich bread, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been making it yourself along. It’s crazy easy!
Ways to Use this Honey Sandwich Bread Recipe…
- Avocado Toast {Learn How to Make Avocados Ripen Faster}
- BLT Sandwiches
- Breakfast Toast with Homemade Strawberry Jam
- Croutons
- Eggnog French Toast
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
- Homemade Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
- Turkey or Ham Sandwiches
- Pumpkin Spice French Toast
Ingredients in Honey Wheat Bread:
The nice thing about making your own bread is you know exactly what simple, wholesome ingredients are going into each loaf! Here’s what you’ll need to make yours…
- Honey
- Active Dry Yeast
- Warm Water
- Whole Wheat Flour
- All Purpose Flour
- Butter
- Salt
How Do You Make Sandwich Bread?
Trust me… it’s so easy! Here’s what you’ll do…
- Combine water, honey, and yeast… and let it rest.
- Then mix in your stand mixer using your dough hook while you add in the butter, flour, and salt.
- Let your dough rise in a covered bowl for about an hour and a half.
- Then punch it down, transfer it to a greased loaf pan, and let it rise again for another hour.
- Bake for 30 minutes, brush the top with melted butter, and ENJOY!
See? I told you it was easy! Get the full easy sandwich bread recipe below…
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Recipe…
Joy writes: “I liked this honey wheat sandwich bread!”
Becca writes: “This is so much better than store bought bread”
Ginny writes: “We’ve been making this. Really good bread and easy to make!”
Patti writes: “So simple – and so delicious”
Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. Honey
- 2 3/4 tsp. Active Dry Yeast
- 1 cup Warm Water {approx. 100 degrees}
- 1 cup Wheat Flour
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 3 tbsp. Butter {room temperature}
- 1 1/4 tsp. Salt
- Optional 1 tsp. Melted Butter {for brushing on top of baked loaf}
Instructions
- Add Yeast, Warm Water, and Honey into your stand mixer’s bowl, and stir well with wooden spoon. Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
- To the stand mixer, add 1 cup Wheat Flour, Butter, and Salt, and mix on Low {level 2} with the dough hook. Then add remaining 2 cups of All Purpose Flour {1 cup at a time} as you continue mixing. If dough is too dry… add 1 more tsp. of warm water. {If you don't have a stand mixer, you can mix this by hand using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to mix your dough, turning the bowl and folding the dough gradually as you go}
- Once dough turns into a ball and attaches to the dough hook, continue to mix for 3 more minutes. {or you can hand knead on a floured surface until the dough comes together, usually about 8 – 10 minutes}
- Then spray inside of large mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray or brush with avocado oil, transfer dough ball to that bowl, and lightly brush the top and sides of the dough ball as well. Then cover with a clean light tea towel or flour sack cloth, and let it rise in a warm spot of your home {out of direct sunlight} for 1 – 2 hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- After dough has risen, grease 9×5 or 10×6 loaf pan, and set aside.
- Lightly punch dough down to release some air, and carefully remove dough from bowl using a small plastic dough scraper or rubber spatula.
- Then on a lightly floured work surface, using your hands, carefully shape dough into an oval. Start by flattening your dough into a rectangle shape, then carefully fold, then roll into an oval {the size of your loaf pan}. Make sure to press down with your palm along any seams as you go and flatten them to seal the dough {this will minimize large air pockets inside the loaf of bread}.
- Transfer dough to greased loaf pan {placing it in the pan seam side, or crinkled side, down}, cover again with kitchen towel, and let it rise for 1 more hour on your countertop.
- After dough has risen to about 1" or more above the rim of the pan, bake on lower oven rack at 350 degrees for 28 – 35 minutes, or until top is golden brown and bread is baked through.
- Optional: after baking, when you remove bread from oven, you can brush the top of the loaf with a little melted butter.
- Allow bread to cool in pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then remove bread from pan and allow to finish cooling on rack for about 20 – 30 more minutes before slicing. Then slather with butter, make some french toast, or serve with your favorite sandwich fixings. YUM!
- Slicing Tip: When bread has cooled and it's time to slice, simply flip the bread on it's side and slice slowly and gently using a sharp, serrated knife.
- Storage Tip: Store leftover completely cooled bread in an old bread bag with twisty tie on the counter for 2 – 3 days, or freeze sliced bread up to 2 months. If frozen, thaw at room temperature before using.
Notes
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Supplies Needed to Make This Homemade Bread:
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer with Dough Hook
Active Dry Yeast
9×5 or 10×6 Loaf Pan
Large Glass Mixing Bowl
Tea Towels
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So have you tried this Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe yet?
Share with us in the comments below!
Amy says
This sound so good! I don’t have a stand mixer though, is there a way to make this without one?
Thank you!
Heidi says
Hi Amy,
If you don’t have a stand mixer, you can mix this by hand using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to mix your dough, turning the bowl and folding the dough gradually as you go. Then you can hand knead on a floured surface until the dough comes together, usually about 8 – 10 minutes. Hope that helps! 🙂
Christie says
Oh this honey wheat sandwich bread sounds divine and it looks super fluffy too! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Heidi says
You’re very welcome, Christie! I just made two more loaves yesterday, and it really is sooooo tasty!
Karen Cooper says
Can this recipe be doubled to make 2 loaves at a time?
Heidi says
Hi Karen,
Yes… you can definitely bake two loaves at a time. 🙂
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
Homemade bread is the best and this looks delicious! Love a slice fresh from the oven smeared with plenty of butter!
Heidi says
Thanks so much, Dawn! And I agree… slathered with butter is the way to go! 🙂
Tasia ~ two sugar bugs says
Homemade bread is the BEST. I find the smell of fresh baked bread so intoxicating!! I can’t wait to bake a batch!
Heidi says
I absolutely agree with you, Tasia… and ‘intoxicating’ is such a good description of that heavenly scent! 🙂
CoCo says
This bread looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it for my family. I think we’ll be having a lot of togetherness coming up over the next few weeks 🙂 Hope you and your family are staying well and safe. Have a great weekend! CoCo
Heidi says
Haha… yes, there will be plenty of family time coming up. Hope your family loves the bread!
Gemma says
Oh my gosh that bread looks incredible, I have never tried baking my ow bread before, only via my bread maker machine. I have to try it the traditional way if it’ll look even half as good as yours! xo
Heidi says
Aww… thanks so much, Gemma! You definitely will have to try this method too when you get a chance… it’s so EASY to make! 🙂
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
Fresh, homemade bread is my weakness. I walk past a bakery every time I take my son to preschool and I”m often suckered into going in there to buy bread!! I need to just make my own! Loving the honey!
Heidi says
Hi Katherine… I don’t think I could handle walking by a bakery that often. It would definitely suck me in, too! 🙂
Terrie Tipler says
I can smell the bread. My weakness is bread and homemade bread is the best. I pinned and printed out the recipe. I use to make the bread you fed and then divided keeping the dough for another week and making the other half. Forgot what that was called but it was so good. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!
Heidi says
Haha… I am with you on that, Terrie. Bread is definitely also my weakness! 🙂 That bread you used to make sounds like such a fun idea… I hope you enjoy this recipe, too!
Alexandra @ It's Not Complicated Recipes says
Freshly baked homemade bread is the best – I love the smell and taste! This sounds so good!
Heidi says
Thanks so much, Alexandra! And I agree… fresh baked bread is downright dreamy! 🙂
Michelle says
This sounds amazing! There’s nothing more cozy than the smell of fresh baked bread.
Heidi | The Frugal Girls says
I agree, Michelle… it makes your home smell just like a fancy bakery!
Rebecca Dillon says
What a great way to save money and always have a fresh loaf of bread!
Heidi says
Thanks, Rebecca! It really is such a simple money-saver… and so nice to have fresh bread on hand any time you want it! 🙂