This Low Calorie Whole Wheat Bread can be made with a standing mixer, or not. And it can be made in a loaf pan, or on a cookie sheet!. And at just 86 calories per slice, this easy (4 ingredient) whole wheat bread recipe is healthy.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 3.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter plus more for greasing
- 1 packet of Rapid Rise yeast
- 2 cups warm water
Low Calorie Whole Wheat Bread
Healthy Whole Wheat Bread Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can make the healthy recipe ahead of time and bake completely then cover and store for later. You can also store unbaked just cover well, and store for later.
Storage: Will hold for 6 days in the fridge baked, or 2 days unbaked. Or one month in the freezer (baked or unbaked).
Reheating: You can reheat (or if stored unbaked follow directions below to bake) in an oven at 200-250 degrees until warmed through.
Low Calorie Whole Wheat Bread
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Low Calorie Whole Wheat Bread
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter plus more for greasing
- 1 packet of Rapid Rise yeast
- 2 cups warm water
Instructions
- In a standing mixer* combine flour, salt and yeast.
- Add 1/2 of the water and mix with a spatula and then gradually add in the remaining water. You want it slightly sticky but not so much that you can’t work with it.
- In small pieces, add in the butter.
- Add the dough hook on your mixer and start kneading with the help of the dough hook (kneeding directions below for those without a standing mixer). You may need to add a little more flour if it sticks to the side of the bowl.
- After about 5 minutes of needing, when it falls off the hook in one big lump, it’s done.
- Move to a plate, wash the mixer bowl and dry. Lightly grease with butter, then add the dough back to the bowl.
- Cover with cling wrap then a kitchen towel, place in the warmest place in your house to rise for 1-3 hours. (It’s ready when it doubles in size.)
- Punch the dough down so it deflates, knead it for 30-60 seconds, and then shape on a cookie tray or add to a loaf pan. Re-cover with the cling wrap and the kitchen towel and let rise for another hour until it doubles in size.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Remove the towel and the cling wrap from the bread loaf, and bake in oven for 30-35 minutes. (The bread is done when you knock on the bottom if it and it sounds hollow.)
- Allow to cool before slicing, we recommend a serrated bread knife for pretty slices.
- *If you don’t have a standing mixer just use a large bowl to mix all the ingredients, once you add the butter and have mixed it in remove the dough to a large floured surface and kneed it for about 10 minutes. To knead you want to push it forward with your fist, pull over and do again.
Get Fancy With Your Bread:
- Add 1 tablespoon oats to the top for crunch (see photo).
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon honey over the top for honey wheat bread.
- Swap the whole wheat flour for gluten free flour.
- Use the ends (if you don't snack on them like we do) to make croutons or homemade breadcrumbs.
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Vegan butter or coconut oil will work.
Can I use anything in place of the butter?😊
Can I make this in my bread maker? If so, how? Can I use this recipe (and my bread maker) to make hamburger buns, bread sticks, et cetera? Thank you!!
It will last for a week in the fridge, you can also slice it then place 1/2 in the freezer in an air tight bag.
HAPPY BAKING!
I have never made bread before. How long will it stay fresh? What is the best way to store it?
Not yet 😉 Thanks for the great idea!
HAPPY COOKING!
Do you have a recipe for banana bread?
You’re not cheating, but I am jealous of you 😉
It’s all about knowing what is in your food! If you can’t pronounce an ingredient in a food product why on earth would you put it in your body?
Happy Cooking!
I love making my own bread. I have a breadmaker so I suppose I do cheat a little but it’s so much better than buying it, and of course then you know exactly what it has in it.