Brown Sugar Whole Wheat Bread Mix

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword brown sugar bread mix, dry bread mix storage, homemade bread mix, whole wheat bread mix

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings 2 loaves

A dry whole wheat bread mix with dark brown sugar, stirred together and stored airtight. One batch makes enough for 2 round loaves, so it works well as a gift.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon dry yeast
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 cups whole wheat flour
8 cups flour

Directions

Stir the dry yeast, salt, dark brown sugar, whole wheat flour, and flour together in a large bowl or container.
Mix until well blended.
Move to a large airtight container and close it.

Notes

Bread: 1 package Brown Sugar Whole Wheat Bread Mix, 3/4 cup unsulfured dark molasses, 1 1/4 cups oil, 3 cups water (120F to 130F), flour as needed. Place mix, molasses, oil, and warm water in a stand mixer bowl; knead until smooth, adding flour only as needed. Place in an oiled bowl, turn once to coat, cover, and let rise in a warm place 3 to 4 hours, until tripled. Punch down; divide into 2; shape each into a 12-inch round loaf; place on a buttered baking dish. Rise again 30 to 40 minutes, until doubled. Preheat oven to 300F. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes, until loaves sound hollow when tapped. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Storage: dry mix airtight in a cool, dry place up to 6 months. Bread 3 to 5 days at room temperature or frozen 2 to 3 months.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 2 servings from the whole mix with 3/4 cup unsulfured dark molasses, 1 1/4 cups oil; not counted (no amount given): flour as needed; dry yeast counted as active dry yeast (packet 7 g), flour counted as all-purpose flour, oil counted as vegetable oil. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.