Name: Soaked 100% Whole Wheat Bread for Breadmaker/Bread Machine
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups water; 1 Tbs + 1 tsp olive oil (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!) or melted butter; 3 Tbs honey; 2 heaping Tbs yogurt or whey (or apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or cultured buttermilk); 3 cups whole wheat flour plus 1/4 c, divided; 1 3/4 tsp active dry yeast; 1 1/2 tsp salt (Use the code kitchenstewardship for 15% off of your first purchase)

Ingredients

Units Scale

1 1/3 cups water
1 Tbs + 1 tsp olive oil (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!) or melted butter
3 Tbs honey
2 heaping Tbs yogurt or whey (or apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or cultured buttermilk)
3 cups whole wheat flour plus 1/4 c, divided
1 3/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 tsp salt (Use the code kitchenstewardship for 15% off of your first purchase)

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Instructions

Mix by hand the water, oil/butter, honey, yogurt, and 3 cups flour. You can do it right in the bread machine bucket/pan.
Carefully make a mound of ¼ cup whole wheat flour on top of the wet ingredients. Make a well in the middle and add yeast and salt. The idea is not to let the yeast touch the wet ingredients. The salt will inhibit the breakdown of the phytates and enzyme inhibitors, so you want that mixed in last too.
Soak overnight or longer at room temperature, then start the bread machine using the whole wheat cycle. If your machine has a delay timer, this is an easy soak and can be ready in the morning for breakfast.