I’ve been baking and baking since I had my children home for the 2010 holidays – I finally tried the whole

wheat, based on the original variations I read posted on

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Bread-Machine-Bread/Detail.aspx

I omitted the gluten, powdered milk. I didn’t use “bread flour,” (although the comment stated it was “essential” to the recipe), simply because I didn’t happen to have it on hand. It came out excellent and the family thought it tasted better than the white bread… So I baked another loaf.  Shared it at the monthly DUP meeting I felt like I was Patrice Ringger because everyone was asking for my recipe!” Doesn’t happen very often and I’m happy to share. Patrice
suggested I try using the dough setting and making rolls. This is the whole wheat bread machine recipe of the bread I shared at the DUP meeting today. I mill my own wheat so it tends to be a bit courser than store bought. But the bread was soft and great for sandwiches, French toast, etc…. I am new at this bread machine adventure and had tried several recipes. This one rises and is soft and delicious. I added the brown sugar. I am not sure if it is the ingredients or if it’s the method that makes this recipe successful. I have a feeling it is having the yeast activate for 15 min that does the trick. If it doesn’t foam up much, I wait longer. My machine looks like in the photo and I just press start. I’ve never tried doing anything except plugging it in and pressing start. 

Best Bread Machine Recipe

Adapted by Amelia for Whole Wheat

WHOLE WHEAT SUGGESTIONS:

1  1/3  Cups warm water

3 ½  teaspoons yeast

1/4 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 cup oil

2 cups flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 tsp salt

Place the water, sugars and yeast in the pan of the bread machine. Let the yeast dissolve and foam for 20 minutes. Add the oil, flour and salt to the yeast. Select Basic or White Bread setting, and press Start.