// Pure Whole Wheat Bread//
Ingredients:
- Whole wheat flour – 2 ¾ cups
- Cream Cheese – ¼ cup
- Warm milk – 1 cup
- Warm water – ¼ cup
- Granulated sugar – 3 tsp
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Yeast – 1 ½ tsp
- Softened unsalted butter –2 tblsp + ½ tblsp (for butter coating)
Procedure:
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F
- Add about 1 ½ tsp of instant yeast into a cup of warm water and milk along with 3 tsp of sugar (ref pic)
- In a stand mixer bowl, sieve the Whole wheat flour along with salt (ref pic); now add the yeast mixture, cream cheese and butter into the flour (ref pic)
- Start the mixer at lower speed until all incorporated well
- Now speed up the mixer for about 8-10 mins until the dough attains the fine elasticity texture without tear apart (ref pic)
- cover it with a cloth and Allow it to rise double in size approx one hour (ref pic)
- Degas and shape the dough depends on your bread pan size (ref pic)
- Cover it with a cloth and allow it to rise double in size approx (30-40 mins-ref pic)
- Bake the bread for about 30-35 mins
- Apply the rest of the butter over the hot Bread and cool completely before slicing
- The easy, soft and healthy Homemade “Whole Wheat Cream Cheese Bread” is ready.
NOTES/TIPS:
- Store it in an air tight container; usually breads lifetime is very short; finish it as soon as possible.
