Simple, Soft, and Easy Honey Buttermilk Bread Recipe
Servings: 1 Loaf
Ingredients
- 200 gm Whole Wheat Flour
- 200 gm All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Active Dry Yeast
- 2 tbs Honey + 1 tsp Honey
- 1 tsp Salt
- 50 ml Lukewarm Water
- 2 tbs Oil
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 200 ml Butter Milk
- 1 tbs Milk for milk wash
Instructions
- In a bowl dissolve 1 tsp of honey and yeast into lukewarm water. Keep is aside until it froths.
- In another mixing bowl, take lukewarm butter milk, 2 tbs of honey, baking soda, salt and activated yeast solution. Mix everything well.
- Start adding flour to the prepared solution.
- Start kneading the dough and knead it for about 10 minutes.
- Shape it into a boule and place it into a greased bowl. Let the dough rest until it doubles in volume.
- Once dough doubles in volume, punch it to release the air. Roll it into a rectangular shape and shape it into a log shape.
- Place the prepared log into a greased loaf tin with seam side facing down.
- Brush the bread dough with milk and keep it for second rise.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven at 200 degree Celsius.
- Once dough doubles in volume, remove the cling wrap and bake it in preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes, take out the baked bread loaf from the oven, de-mould it and brush it with butter/oil.
- Let the bread rest on a wire rack at least for 2 hrs before you slice it.
Notes
- If your bread loaf is browning fast, cover the top of bread loaf with an aluminium foil and continue to bake.
- I have used Aashirvaad Select Superior Sharbati Atta, however you can use any brand of wheat flour for this recipe.
- For this recipe you can use 15 gm of fresh yeast or 5 gm of Instant yeast or 7 gm of Dry yeast. Rest of the measurements will remain same.
- If you want to try this recipe with 100 % whole wheat then add 4 tbs of water extra.
- Always use middle rack to bake the bread with both the coils on (top and bottom).
- Always brush your baked bread with oil or butter as soon as it is out from oven. It helps to soften the crust.
- To prepare buttermilk, whisk 1/2 cup of fresh Yogurt with 1/2 cup water.
- 36 to 40 degree Celsius is an ideal temperature of water to activate yeast.