Hey all!

There's something really special about making bread. I love having homemade bread so I know exactly what’s in it—and I can make it exactly as I like it! The smell in the kitchen is just amazing while it is rising and baking. Today I’m sharing with you guys a recipe that Andrew actually found but has become one of my favorites and now I’m the one who makes a loaf most weekends. Baking breads is something that helps me de-stress and have so much fun. This recipe is also super easy! Everything goes in a bread machine and then it comes out perfectly.

• 283 grams lukewarm water

• 25 grams olive oil (you can use vegetable oil, but I prefer using olive oil)

• 85 grams honey (my preference) or 78 grams maple syrup (Andrew’s preference)

• 297 grams whole wheat flour

• 35 grams of seeds—whatever you want in your bread! I love seedy bread and my preferences are sunflower seeds and pipitas (pumpkin seeds)

• 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten (this helps the dough rise and stay light)

• 1.5 teaspoons salt substitute (the original recipe is salt but I live a low sodium lifestyle and don’t use salt in any of my cooking)

• 1.5 teaspoons instant yeast (I use bread machine yeast)

Put it in the bread machine, set it for a 2 pound loaf and I prefer either a light or medium colored crust. Then tell it to make you bread! Below, you can see the ingredients all measured and ready to start the dough process and then two pictures I managed to catch in action on my bread machine for this post.

When the cycle is complete, you’ll have a delicious, relatively healthy, loaf of whole wheat bread! It’s pretty easy to make, tastes delicious, and is a staple for my breakfasts. I like to add laughing cow or cream cheese, sometimes avocado, and sometimes part of an egg bake for protein. Yum! Store however you store your bread, in a bread bag or in a container like I did below.

There you have it! delicious but easy whole wheat seedy bread. What else do you guys want me to post recipes for? What’s your favorite bread recipe?

~Natalie