Juicy and crusty wholemeal bread recipe and whole wheat bread recipe that is easy, quick and delicious. Our best recipe to bake a simple dark bread. Of course, the bread recipe is also perfect for dark grain rolls and dark baguettes. We like the dark whole wheat bread recipe best with sunflower seeds and chopped walnuts. For this reason, we like to call our whole wheat bread walnut bread.
Instructions for our wholemeal bread recipe – baking dark bread
Put all ingredients for the wholemeal bread recipe together in a food processor and let it knead intensively with a dough hook for about 6 minutes.
Now transfer the dark dough to a large glass bowl sprinkled with flour and sprinkle again with a little flour. Cover the glass bowl with cling film and let the dough rest in a warm place for at least 50 minutes, until it has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 200°C top and bottom heat while shaping the bread dough into either a large loaf, smaller baguette loaves or bread rolls. Flour the finished shaped loaves well and bake on a baking tray with holes or in a baking pan with holes then for 35 minutes.
Let the finished breads cool and serve while still slightly warm. You can either enjoy the breads completely fresh or let them cool completely and even freeze them.
Delicious dark bread as a moist whole wheat bread – healthy, filling and super easy…
Our wholemeal bread recipe and whole wheat bread recipe tastes great with a variety of nuts to complement it. You can try any variations of nuts and seeds.
We use our whole wheat bread recipe and wholemeal bread recipe not only for a large whole wheat bread, but also in different variations. Depending on the occasion, we shape elongated baguettes or small bread rolls. We often shape different sized breads and different shapes.
Since we like to enjoy the bread as a side dish to fresh salad, we like to vary the size of the bread. In the pictures, you can see our delicious melon salad in the background. The remaining breads and bread rolls can be easily frozen and then baked fresh again.
Bake your own wholemeal bread recipe
Fresh and homemade bread simply always tastes best. Therefore, we often enjoy our juicy wholemeal bread recipe with a slight residual heat from the oven. If you coat the bread properly with flour before baking, you get the nice flour crust. We like it when the bread naturally cracks in some places.
Simple wholemeal bread basic recipe
This easy whole wheat bread basic recipe has a perfect crispy crust and a soft crumb. Our goal when baking bread is always to have a delicious and soft interior. That’s exactly what we found with our basic dark bread recipe. You get an extra extra treat with the crunchy walnut kernels. They go perfectly with the bread dough in terms of flavor, though feel free to try other nuts for you, such as hazelnut kernels.
Ciabatta bread, simple baguette or sweet chocolate rolls
Our whole grain bread keeps you full for a long time and is healthy for the body. However, we also like to enjoy a sweet bread recipe once in a while. Then you can find delicious Sunday rolls and baguettes, sweet chocolate rolls or fresh brioche and ciabatta bread with olives with pleasure in the evening.
Whole grain bread recipe – simple, fast, delicious
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer
- 1 glass bowl
- 1 baking tray with holes
- 1 dough cutter
- 1 bread baking pan
Ingredients
- 350 g high-gluten flour
- 125 g 66% white rye flour + 34% whole rye flour
- 125 g whole spelt flour
- 90 g walnuts chopped
- 30 g sunflower seeds
- 50 g oats, rolled
- 14 g salt
- 10 g honey
- 14 g instant yeast
- 440 g water lukewarm
Recipe-Instruction
- Put all ingredients together in a food processor and knead intensively with a dough hook for about 6 minutes. Start 6 minutes timer here350 g (3 cups) high-gluten flour125 g (1 ¼ cups) 66% white rye flour + 34% whole rye flour125 g (1 cups) whole spelt flour90 g (½ cups) walnuts30 g (⅕ cups) sunflower seeds50 g (⅔ cups) oats, rolled14 g (2 tsp) salt10 g (1 ½ tsp) honey14 g (4 ½ tsp) instant yeast440 g (1 ⅘ cups) water
- Now place the dark dough in a large glass bowl sprinkled with flour and sprinkle again with a little flour. Cover the glass bowl with cling film and let the dough rest in a warm place for at least 50 minutes until it has doubled in size. Start 50 minutes timer here
- Preheat the oven to
200 °C, forming either a large loaf – alternatively form smaller baguette loaves or bread rolls. - Place the finished molds on a baking sheet with holes or in a baking pan with holes then bake for 35 minutes. Start 35 minutes timer here
- Let finished bread cool and serve while still fresh slightly warm or let cool completely.
Nutrition
This easy whole wheat bread recipe is one of our favorites. Our favorite way to serve it is with butter, herb butter or even olive oil with salt. Cold cuts, such as delicious sausage, cheese or cream cheese also taste great on this dark bread. In the morning, by the way, the dark bread tastes really delicious with chocolate cream and homemade jam.
