Machine 100% Whole Wheat Bread

This is the first bread recipe I made in my new bread machine. As you can see, the instructions are much, much shorter than any traditional bread recipe (although it is necessary to read through the entire instruction booklet of the bread maker before using). This bread turned out fabulous - it is light and fluffy and tasty - just like a sandwich bread except bigger slices and definitely the taste of homemade. It is definitely a good recipe to begin with. 

Machine 100% Whole Wheat Bread
1 cup water
2 Tablespoons molasses
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter or hard margarine
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Place all ingredients in bread machine pan in order given, or according to manufacturer's instructions for whole wheat cycle. This makes one large loaf, although size setting will depend on machine. 

I chose the light crust setting to obtain a nice soft sandwich bread. Believe it or not, this bread was actually better the next day! The recipe comes from the Company's Coming "Breads" book, which also includes a few bread machine recipes. 

Paré, Jean. "Machine 100% Wheat Bread." Recipe. Breads, Edmonton Alberta: Company's Coming Publishing Limited, 1996. 24.