Deep brown and utterly delicious with whipped honey butter, this loaf is so good it's no wonder why your local steak joint serves it up before dinner. No need to be fussy; serve it on a wooden cutting board with a bread knife and let everyone at the table cut chunks of bread to share. This recipe is featured in The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook by Tiffany Dahle.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 3 hourshours
TOTAL TIME 3 hourshours5 minutesminutes
YIELD 1(1 1/2-pound or 2-pound) loaf
Ingredients
For a 1 1/2-pound Loaf
1cupwater
3tablespoonsmolasses
2tablespoonshoney
1 1/2tablespoonscooking oil
2cups(274 g) bread flour
1cup(137 g) whole wheat flour
1teaspoonunsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonkosher salt
2teaspoonsinstant yeast
For a 2-pound Loaf
1 1/4cupswater
1/4cupmolasses
3tablespoonshoney
2tablespoonscooking oil
2 2/3cups(365 g) bread flour
1 1/3cups(183 g) whole wheat flour
1 1/4teaspoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4teaspoonskosher salt
2 1/4teaspoonsinstant yeast
Instructions
Add the ingredients to your bread machine's baking pan in the order listed, from water to yeast.
Choose the BASIC/WHITE program setting based on your machine's options. Select the coordinating setting for your loaf size on your machine and press Start.
When the loaf is done, remove it from the bread pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool before slicing.
Recipe Notes
To avoid the bread machine paddle being baked into your bread, you can remove the paddle after the kneading cycle but before the first rise.