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Man, it feels good to repost the recipe for this No Knead Whole Wheat Vegan Sandwich Bread! I’ve been making this recipe for years and it was actually one of the first recipes I shared on the blog…4 years ago! Brett and I were still living in Florida and I was experimenting with making foods from scratch in anticipation of moving overseas one day. Now here I am, writing this post from China while a loaf of this No Knead Whole Wheat Vegan Sandwich Bread sits in our fridge!
The reason I’m reposting this recipe is because I often want to share this simple No Knead Whole Wheat Vegan Sandwich Bread recipe with others, but I usually hold back on doing so because the original blog post is cringe worthy to me now. The photos were taken with Brett’s old point-and-shoot camera and the blog post doesn’t even have a recipe card. Instead I shared how to make the recipe in a drawn-out way in between photos. Basically, I wanted an easy to follow, aesthetically pleasing blog post to share with others who might be interested in making their own homemade sandwich bread.
100 Percent Whole Wheat Bread Recipe:
I love this recipe for so many reasons. First of all, I find it so hard to find recipes for whole wheat items that solely use whole wheat flour. Usually I’ll click on a recipe title “Whole Wheat _________,” only to find that it’s half whole wheat and half white flour. Now, I have nothing against white flour, but when I’m looking for a whole wheat bread recipe, I usually want it to be made with all whole wheat flour! I know using all whole wheat flour produces a denser outcome, but I personally love to eat breads that are made from entirely whole grains. I love the heartiness of whole wheat products and how they make me feel after eating them.
Other Whole Wheat Bread Recipes:
Maple Syrup Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins
Whole Wheat Tortillas (Lightened Up!)
Homemade Whole Wheat Fig Newtons
Whole Wheat Lemon Yogurt Pancakes
Homemade Whole Grain Sesame Crackers
No Knead Bread Recipe:
The second main reason I love this No Knead Whole Wheat Vegan Sandwich Bread is because, well, it’s no knead! You don’t need a bread machine to make this bread. All you need is a mixing bowl, a wooden spoon and some patience. I think it’s a great beginner bread recipe for anyone starting out making their own homemade bread. At least it was for me!
Below you’ll see step-by-step photos of how to make this bread and I hope they give you the confidence to make a loaf yourself! If you give this No Knead Whole Wheat Vegan Sandwich Bread a try, I’d love to know what you think! Leave a comment, rate the recipe and share it with others!
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Sprinkle the yeast on top of the warm water mixture
Allow the yeast activate for 10 minutes
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
Mix the dough with a wooden spoon
Allow the dough to rise until double in size. Do this twice!
After degassing the dough, pour it into a greased bread pan and press the dough down with your hands until evenly dispersed
Allow the dough to rise in the bread pan before baking
The finished product!
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons liquid sweetener (agave, maple syrup, honey, etc.)
- 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1¼ teaspoon salt
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the warm water and liquid sweetener.
- Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and allow it to sit for 10 minutes until the yeast starts to activate and become foamy.
- Once the yeast has activated, add in the whole wheat flour and salt and, using a wooden spoon, mix everything together until a sticky dough forms. Once a dough forms mix vigorously for about 1 minute.
- Place a plastic bag over the bowl and allow the dough to sit in a warm place for about 1½ hours or until it doubles in size.
- After 1½ hours, remove the plastic bag and mix the dough with the wooden spoon for about 30 seconds. Recover the bowl with the plastic bag and let it rise again for another 1½ hours or until it doubles in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare your bread loaf pan by spraying it with cooking spray. Set it aside.
- After the second 1½ hours, mix the dough for about 30 seconds to de-gas it and then scoop the dough out of the mixing bowl and place it into your prepared bread pan. Use your hands to spread the dough out so that it fills the whole pan.
- Let the dough rise in the loaf pan for about 40 minutes or until 80-90% the size it will be when baked.
- While the dough is rising in the bread pan, preheat your oven to 350℉.
- Bake the bread for 40-45 minutes.
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 30 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Slice and enjoy
Eat Consciously,
Faith
Carol
How can I turn this into dinner rolls instead of a loaf of bread? Can I add a little whole wheat cereal to bring out the wheat flavor?
Faith
Hi Carol! I’m sorry, but I’ve never tried any of those options. If you used this recipe for dinner rolls they may turn out pretty dense, but I’m curious! If you try it out, let us know if it works for you!
Angela Mak
Hi, may I know the size of the bread tin used?
Faith
I believe the one used in these photos is a 9x5x3! I hope you can give this recipe a try!
Sarah
Ahh. I am so glad you posted this!!!! I’ve been wanting to experiement with making a whole wheat bread but haven’t known where to start… I’m very intimidated by bread, but I think I can handle yours!!! I do have one quesion, though: have you ever tried it using granulated sugar for hte sweetner? I have this strange thing where liquid sweetnersmake me really nauseousl, but the granulated ones are much better. I’m still going to give it a try, but I’m curious to hear if you’ve already tried it and/or found it to alter the results. Thanks!
Faith
Hey Sarah! I’m so glad this recipe is giving you the courage to make some bread! It really is so easy! I haven’t tried using granulated sugar so I’m not sure if it would work. If you tried it I’d just make sure the sugar dissolved in the warm water so the water was sweet-ish. Let me know what you end up trying and how it works out for you!