King Arthur's 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

By naqgal90

Your search for the perfect loaf of 100% whole wheat sandwich bread is over. Here's our favorite.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) lukewarm water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 tablespoons honey, molasses or maple syrup
• 3 1/2 cups King Arthur Organic Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 tablespoon King Arthur Whole-Grain Bread Improver, optional
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, chopped*
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped*
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
• *A quick whirl in the food processor does the job nicely.

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare the dough: Combine all of the ingredients, and mix them till you have a shaggy dough. Let the dough rest, covered, for 20 minutes, then knead till fairly smooth. Allow the dough to rise, covered, for 1 to 2 hours, or until it's puffy and nearly doubled in bulk.

Gently deflate the dough, shape it into a log, and place it in a lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch bread pan. Cover the pan with a proof cover or lightly greased plastic wrap, and allow it to rise for about 1 hour, till it's crowned about 1 inch over the rim of the pan.

Bake the bread in a preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes, tenting it lightly with aluminum foil for the final 20 minutes of baking. Yield: 1 loaf.