Moist and Light Honey Pecan Wholewheat Bread – Bread Maker Version

The dough for Moist and Light Honey Pecan Wholewheat Bread, as it was being kneaded in my bread maker, looked super sticky.  I added two tablespoons of white flour and was tempted to add more. I’m glad I didn’t.  This bread cooked up beautifully with a moist and light texture.  Nothing ‘cardboard’ about it, unlike some wholewheat breads.  ++  Recipe does include some all purpose white flour.

A recent blood test showed I have a touch of hypoglycemia which means I need to eat protein with every meal – and watch my carbs.  So, I believe the carbs I do eat should be healthy – healthy and delicious of course!!  (Of course, I’ll still be eating desserts… I just can’t over indulge.)

++  About that bit of ‘Extra Flour’.  When making bread dough, the amount of flour needed can vary depending upon the humidity of the flour etc.  If the dough looks more like glue than dough, add a tablespoon or so of flour.  After the bread maker kneads for awhile, the dough should come away from the sides and form a ball. If it doesn’t, add another tablespoon of flour.  There’s NO way you can screw it up!

  ++  Loaf Ready in About 4 1/2 hours  ++

 

 2-LB. Loaf       ++  For 1 1/2-LB. Loaf…. continue scrolling down

            ADD INGREDIENTS TO BREAD MAKER IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbs. honey  ++  Or sugar
• 4 tsp. butter
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups white bread flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast/bread maker yeast
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans   ++  If your bread maker alerts you when to add ‘extras’, add pecans then. If not, add nuts after dough has been kneaded for about 10 minutes.

++  Want to add chia seeds, flax seeds etc.?  Just remove an equal amount of flour from the recipe

Set bread maker cycle to ‘GRAIN’ if possible.  Otherwise, set bread maker cycle to ‘BASIC’.  It doesn’t get much easier than that!  ; o )  Enjoy!

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1 1/2 Lb. Loaf

++  About that bit of ‘Extra Flour’.  When making bread dough, the amount of flour needed can vary depending upon the humidity of the flour etc.  If the dough looks more like glue than dough, add a tablespoon or so of flour.  After the bread maker kneads for awhile, the dough should come away from the sides and form a ball. If it doesn’t, add another tablespoon of flour.  There’s NO way you can screw it up!

ADD INGREDIENTS TO BREAD MAKER IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

• 1 cup milk
• 3 Tbs. water
• 4 tsp. honey  ++  Or sugar
• 1 Tbs. butter
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups white bread flour
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. active dry yeast/bread maker yeast
• 3 Tbs. chopped pecans   ++  If your bread maker alerts you when to add ‘extras’, add pecans then. If not, add nuts after dough has been kneaded for about 10 minutes.

++  Want to add chia seeds, flax seeds etc.?  Just remove an equal amount of flour from the recipe

Set bread maker cycle to ‘GRAIN’ if possible.  Otherwise, set bread maker cycle to ‘BASIC’.  It doesn’t get much easier than that!  ; o )  Enjoy!

 

++ Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens ‘The Complete Guide to Bread Machine Baking’ – 1999.