Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

This was my first time making bread. Ever. This recipe is simple and calls for only a few common ingredients. I hunted for a recipe that included whole wheat flour but not bread flour, or wheat germ, etc. I did use less flour than recommended, and my bread did not rise very high after the second time. I did add a little honey and didn't cook it for a full 30 mins. Tasted amazing though! :)

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Mara Z

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

I made few changes, I used 2 cups of whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour, used olive oil instead of veg oil, honey instead of sugar, added flax seeds, cumin seeds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds. I divided the dough into half and each half into halves until I got about 10 equal pieces and rolled each into a roll then I let it sit for about half a n hour and put it in the oven 350 for about 15 mins. The result was Excellent!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

quick easy recipe. I followed it except I used honey instead of white sugar. I also used bread flour in place of the AP, It makes one nice sized loaf of bread. I had no trouble with the second rise, it rose beautifully both times. good basic daily bread. I am going to double it next time.

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

I just finished making this bread and tried a piece... I don't know that there will be any left for my husband when he gets home! The only thing I might change is going to be making one loaf instead of two, the loaves are a little smaller than what I like. With that I'll have to adjust the baking time and temp a little bit.

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

This recipe, doubled, makes two good-sized loaves of bread. I've made some changes to it - the original combination of wheat and regular flour didn't get as wheaty as I wanted it to be, so I now do a combo of 3 cups WW flour and 3 cups bread flour. I also add a bit of millet and flax seed for a multi-grain feel. The recipe proved an excellent place to work from for me. My only real issue is the baking time and temperature. So far, between a gas and an electric oven, I've had to adjust to something like 375 for 40 minutes. If I do the 400 for 30 minutes, the outside gets too hard, and the inside ends up not baking through. I'm still looking for my perfect temp + time combination (still comes out a little too brown on top), but at least it's baking through all the way now!

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

I am sure my dislike is mostly my fault. I used more whole wheat flour than white. I made the mistake by following others advice on some issues, so my bread ended up being broken up for the birds! My husband is a "must have bread at every meal" man, and he didn't eat 1 slice. Also found with such high heat, the bread was a little to dark.

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Cantondi

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Living In: Canton, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

I used a 9x5 loaf pan and only made one loaf. It was great! I'm going to start doubling it and making it our staple bread.

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nosygirl

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2008

This is a great recipe. Fabalous taste. Is a one loaf recipe tho. But for me that is perfect. As we are a family of 2. Thanks so much. Will use this one often

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2008

Great! Add strawberries (about 5 fresh diced)into the batter with the flower and a little bit of brown sugar oat flakes and chocolate powder on top and it is even better! This was a light great texture bread. (I sifted the flower though).

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Carriy4Him

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2008

I too did not read the reviews and made 2 loaves that were very thin. The taste was still great and I will continue to make this bread but I will either make 1 loaf or double the recipe and make 2.

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KAREN DOWNES

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Living In: Buffalo, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2008

This is a delicious bread, so much better than industrial breads from the supermarket. Easy to make too!

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le petit haricot

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Reviewed: May 16, 2008

Used whole wheat and white bread flour. Had great loft and texture. Not too dense. Ppl really need to be careful with the amount of flour they put in the mix when they make it. Just because a recipe calls for three cups, doesn't mean you will need to put all three in.... A lot depends on the quality/type of ingredients you are using and how dense you like your bread... Often times, a dense bread is simply a product of adding too much flour. Anyway, took me a while to figure that out so thought I'd pass that nugget of info on to others who may not know.... take it or leave it. As for this recipe.... the taste was BLAND! I followed the ingredient list and did not add/substitute anything - even though I had read the reviews. So piece of advice, unless you like really bland bread you might want to add the recommended couple tablespoons of honey or subbing the white sugar for brown.

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2008

Very tasty, easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly. This was the first loaf of bread I've ever made. I think the yeast I used was a little stale so the bread did not rise as I thought it would. In the future, I will use newer yeast and let it rise longer before baking. While the final product was flatter and more dense than I would've liked, the taste of the bread was great! I'm a very picky wheat bread eater. This was very mellow, smooth in taste. Even my picky toddler gobbled up the piece I gave to her. Thanks for this easy-to-make recipe that does not require a breadmaker!

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Kelly

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2008

This bread is pretty good. One thing- this doesn't make enough for 2 loaves, so I doulbed the recipe to get 2 loaves. I ran out of whole wheat flour (only had 1 cup) so I used white whole wheat for the rest. This rose very well, but when I put them into the hot oven to bake, the loaves deflated. I'm sure it's not the recipe though- it's probably me. I had the loaves in the oven (with the light on) to rise, and I removed them to pre-heat the oven. Then I had to put them back in- maybe it was all the movement (although I tried to be really careful). So although my loaves are pretty short, they are still very tasty and soft inside. This recipe was easy to make, too.

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

Really good. I'm just a beginner with yeast breads, and this turned out. It's very basic.

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Coral

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2007

I wasn't impressed with this recipe. It wasn't bad, but it really wasn't good either. It needs too many modifications for me to reccomend it to anyone else. I added 2 tbs of honey, just as some past reviewers suggested, and that helped the flavor some, but it was bland for the most part. I did decide to make just one loaf, and it rose really well even after I deflated it. But when I baked it at 400 degrees, it nearly burnt the loaf. It was dry inside, and had very little flavor. I'll probably use it for french toast, but I wouldn't try making sandwiches with it.

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danucal

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

Following various earlier reviews this is what I did : Used 2 cups of whole wheat and 1 cup of all purpose. Made one loaf with the batter instead of two and added an extra 1/4 cup of milk. The extra milk did not seem to be enough, perhaps we need to add 1/3 cup or so. I kept wetting my hands with some milk while kneading coz my dough was far from smooth and elastic. I kept doing this till the dough turned smooth. The dough rose well during the 1st rise but it failed to rise the second time! I wonder why. And although the bread had a good taste it was more cake like. Perhaps I should've also followed another review of just using 2 cups of flour on the whole. I would have then got a light bread. I might do this again with less flour next time. Thanks for the recipe.

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Umm Maryam

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

This recipe is very tasty and I will use it again, but the recipe as it is written only makes 1 loaf of bread and it doesn't raise very high. The next time I make it, I think I'll skip the 2nd rising and just put the dough into the bread pan, let it rise and then bake.

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Gwen Hill

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

This is quite good, although it benefits from toasting and adding jam or something else. It's not the best bread I have baked, but it's good. I think next time I will make this recipe into one big loaf rather than the two smaller ones.

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SundayGirl

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2007

by far the best loaf of bread I've made! I accidentaly included the egg in the mix, and not for the brushing. And still is was a great loaf! I followed other's suggestions of NOT doubling it on the first try, AND letting it rise quite a bit longer than required. Thanks for such a GREAT recipe!

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