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a whole honey oat wheat bread loaf with fresh milled flour sitting on a wooden cutting board. Behind it is a jar of honey and in front a pile of rolled oats.

Honey Oat Wheat Bread made with Fresh Milled Flour

Let's make a Honey Oat Wheat Bread with fresh milled flour! This bread is so soft and delicious! I love the subtle hint of sweetness the honey gives, and the rolled oats just seem to become one with the bread loaf as it mixes. Also, what a beautiful finish those rolled oats add to the top of the loaf.
4.85 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
rise time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 48 minutes
Course bread
Cuisine American
Servings 2 4x8 loaves *see notes for alternative pan sizes

Equipment

  • 2 4x8 bread loaf tins

Ingredients
  

  • 1&1/2 cup warm water 375g (may need more or less)
  • 4 cups Fresh Milled Hard Flour 480g I milled half hard white & half hard red -2&2/3 cups of the wheat berries total
  • 1/4 cup honey 85g
  • 2 TBSP melted butter 28g
  • 1&1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 cup rolled oats 81g

For The Topping

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp water
  • 1/4 cup rolled oats 20g

Instructions
 

  • Firstly, mill the flour.
  • Then, to a microwave safe bowl add water and butter and microwave until the butter is melted.
  • Add water/butter mixture to stand mixer bowl, then add honey, salt, and rolled oats. Mix to combine.
  • Then, add flour to the stand mixer, and mix until there is no more dry flour.
  • Cover and let it sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes, up to 2 hours to allow the fresh milled flour to absorb the liquid.
  • Then, add the instant yeast. Start to mix the yeast in until combined.
  • Start the kneading process. This could take 25 minutes with fresh milled flour, or less. This varies greatly, so the best way to check if the dough is done being kneaded, is to check for a window pane test.
  • Once a successful window pane test is done, then, cover the dough and let it rise until doubled. This will typically take 1 to 2 hours.
  • After the dough has doubled in size, then, divide the dough in half if you are making 2 one pound loaves. Press each piece flat, then roll up to shape. Make sure there is some surface tension, see my video for shaping if you are interested.
    hands cupping and shaping the loaf on a counter
  • Place each loaf in a parchment paper lined 4×8 bread pan, and cover for about 40 minutes until puffy looking.
  • Preheat oven to 350*F towards the end of this second rise time.
  • For the topping, mix egg with water in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Then, gently brush the egg wash onto the top of each unbaked loaf.
    hands using a red pastry brush to brush an egg wash onto the unbaked loafs sitting next to each other getting ready to be baked.
  • Sprinkle rolled oats on the top of each loaf before baking. The egg wash should help them stick.
    hands sprinkling rolled oats on the unbaked honey oat wheat bread loaf made with fresh milled flour
  • Them, bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 190*F.
  • Take bread out of the oven, and out of the bread tins right away, and place them on a wire cooling rack.
  • Let cool for at least one hour before slicing.
  • Slice to desired thickness, and enjoy!

Video

Notes

To store this honey oat wheat bread for short term use, just wrap in cling film and leave on counter for 3-4 days. For longer storage, place in a freezer safe container or bag in the freezer for 4-6 months. Just let the bread thaw to room temperature before eating.
*Bread Pan Size Tips: My recipes call for the smaller 4x8 bread loaf pans, because I have a tiny oven! lol. Even the 4.5x8.5 pans are a bit larger, crazy how just that half inch each way can make such a difference! So, if you only have the larger pans, I recommend to x1.5 my recipes if you are looking for a large high rise loaf of bread. The large pans will definitely still work, the loafs will just be a bit smaller. For the 5x9 pans, you can even double the recipe.
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