Everyday Fresh-Milled Wheat Bread Recipe for Sandwiches & Toast

Everyday Fresh-Milled Wheat Bread Recipe for Sandwiches & Toast

Our FMF Everyday Wheat Bread is crafted from a blend of our hard red winter wheat to provide a hearty, fiber-rich loaf with a deep, toasted-nut aroma.

Adapted from the grand dame of FMF baking, this whole wheat bread made from your own fresh milled flour will produce the sandwich loaf you can count on. This is our family's everyday bread recipe.

Makes 2 one-pound loaves

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups water, heated to 130 degrees
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup unfiltered, raw honey
  • 2 teaspoons Himalayan salt (table salt is fine, too)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon lecithin
  • 3 cups Stegman Family Farms Hard Red Wheat Berries (We use half hard red winter wheat berries and half hard white wheat berries.)
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten

Instructions

  1. Make the dough & autolyze: Mix 2 1/2 cups of finely milled flour, yeast and water until combined. Cover and let rest for at least 15 minutes but 1 hour will give the best texture!
  2. Using the dough hook on your mixer, add/mix in olive oil, honey, salt, egg, lecithin and vital wheat gluten to dough. When all ingredients have just combined, add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time (whatever you have left).
  3. Knead. Continue using the dough hook for 5-6 minutes to knead dough into a smooth, elastic ball.
  4. Cover and let rise in a warm spot until the dough ball has doubled in size. (about an hour)
  5. Remove from mixer bowl, divide, shape and let rise again for 30 minutes in two  greased loaf pans for 30 minutes or until doubled in size. (We used glass loaf pans.)
  6. Bake at 350F degrees for 25-30 minutes. 

Notes

  1. Milling: We mill our wheat berries on the finest setting for softer flour.
  2. If you can resist, let your bread cool before slicing. This will keep the loaf softer longer.


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Known for its robust, nutty flavor and deep golden hue, these berries are specifically grown to provide the structure required for artisan sourdough and yeast-leavened breads. By keeping the grain in its unprocessed berry form, we protect the oils and germ from oxidation. You get 100% of the nutrient density the moment you mill it.
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FAQs

Yes, significantly. Most store-bought “whole wheat” is reconstituted, meaning the bran and germ are removed and then added back in later. Our hard red winter wheat is milled whole, keeping the living oils and nutrients intact. Because the flour hasn't oxidized on a shelf for months, you’re getting the max benefits in every slice.

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