EXCELLENT! I don't have a bread machine so I mixed it in my kitchenaid, I stirred the honey into the warm water until dissolved then added milk powder and yeast and let sit for about 5 min then added butter instead of shortening and salt and then gradually added the flour with dough hook on stir or low and let the kitchenaid mix for about 5 or 10 min and then let it rise then punched it down and made into a loaf and let it rise again. It was delicious!!

I made a few changes based on other reviews. I used half whole wheat flour and half bread flour. I used my bread machine on the whole wheat setting and selected the "light" crust option. I added the honey and the salt with the liquid ingredients first. The loaf turned out lovely. I served it warm with soup. My kids even loved it. It is surprisingly light for a whole wheat bread.

What on earth?! I wasn't expecting anything other than a mediocre tasting bread (sorry! I was in a hurry!). This bread turned out surprisingly tasty - especially for a 100% wheat flour bread! I'm not kidding when I said I was in a hurry...not having a bread machine, I tossed all of the ingredients into the Kitchenaid (no proofing required thanks to ACTIVE dried yeast, btw), cranked that baby up, added some vital wheat gluten (1 T) to it to bring it together (didn't want to set up), beat the living tar out of it in the mixer, started to let it rise, but decided it probably wasn't going to turn out anyway, so I formed it into a single loaf pan, let it rise on the warm stovetop as the oven was heating up (it did rise - much to my surprise - I thought my yeast had died), slashed the top a couple of times with a knife, tossed it into the oven at 375F for 35 minutes and voila! It made a BEAUTIFULLY formed, dense, but not too dense loaf that was cooked perfectly throughout. To avoid a hard crust, I brushed some butter across the top (erm...ran the butter stick across the top...). This is the PERFECT sandwich and toast bread. Holds up nicely when slicing (just make sure to cool it thoroughly before making your first cut!). Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Good chewy bread! Great toasted and topped with with honey or peanut butter. I substitue canola oil for the butter to reduce saturated fat. My toddlers love it plain even!

Loved it! My 19 month daughter can't get enough, neither can my husband. He even made some in the bread machine, and he doesn't bake! My daughter helped (she pushed the buttons!). I didn't change a thing-except I used whole wheat bread flour out of bulk at Winco, and everything was great!

My bread machine always burns it so I set in on the dough cycle, then put shaped dough in a greased loaf pan let rise an hour (I heat my oven to 200F, turn it off let it sit 10 min then put the bread in. Works great for rising in a cold house). Then I cooked it at 350F for 30 min. I think our oven cooks hot so I will reduce the temperature next time. It's really good bread. Sweet and nutty, not too heavy which is a wonder since it's homemade whole wheat. SO MUCH BETTER THAN STORE BOUGHT!! And SO easy!

5 stars for flavor! 4 stars for texture. It turned out a little dry, but I always seem to have problems making bread. I will definitely use this recipe again because the flavor is great.

The best whole wheat bread I've ever baked! I added some gluten and substituted butter for the shortening. It was wonderful.

it is very good!

Mine came out very weird. Very dense. Very disappointing.

yum! everyone loved this one! I didn't have powdered milk so I used a bit less water and filled up the rest of the measuring cup with regular milk.

This was pretty good, but mine came out of the bread machine tasting bitter. I couldn't figure it out. I used the exact ingredients it called for. After it sat a bit, it started tasting a little more sweet and lost some of the bitter flavor. But then it sank in the middle and was lopsided. I may try it again but bake it in the oven this time.

This recipe came out beautifully! Has a wonderful nutty/not too sweet taste. I will be using this recipe daily! Toasts great too! YUM

First loaf of bread I have made in 6 years...Delicious! My husband polished off the entire loaf in a day and a half. I also made the bread the old fashioned way...Warm water, yeast, honey and milk powder in my mixing bowl for about 5 minutes making sure the honey was dissolved. Added the butter, turned on my kitchen aid with dough hook attached and started adding flour...Let it go for about 10-15 minutes, sprayed a glass bowl and let the dough proof covered in plastic for about an hour...punched it down and placed it in my greased loaf pan...let it proof for another 30 minutes or so and baked in a still 350-75 degree oven until it was golden and beautiful! YUM!!

This is by far the best loaf of bread to come out of my bread machine. I used butter instead of shortening and only half the honey. It's so quick and simple to make - it will be my standard week-day recipe from now on. For those of you with variable loaf-size settings, I used the 500g or 1/2-pound setting and it was perfect. Thanks for the super recipe, Melissa!

This is my absolute favorite bread recipe! I love the texture and the sweetness of the bread. Its my husband's and toddler's favorite as well! I use butter instead of shortening and bake it in the oven. Makes EXCELLENT toast!

I've been making this bread for 10 years now. It's the same recipe I found in a cookbook when I was first married. We love it. The kids like to eat it when it first comes out of the oven.