easy wheat bread recipe | whole wheat bread | wholemeal bread or atta bread

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 1 loaf
  • Category: Recipes
  • Cuisine: Kitchen notes

Ingredients

for homemade bread:

  • 1 cup milk (warm)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tbsp dry yeast
  • 3 cup wheat flour / atta
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ cup water (as required)
  • ½ tsp butter (to brush)

for bread maker:

  • 260 ml water
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2½ tbsp sugar
  • 210 gm maida / plain flour
  • 210 gm wheat flour / atta
  • 1½ tsp dry yeast

Method

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1 cup warm milk.
  2. also, add 2 tbsp sugar and ½ tbsp dry yeast. mix well.
  3. rest and allow the yeast to activate.
  4. further add 3 cup wheat flour, 1 tsp salt and 2 tbsp oil. mix well making sure everything is combined well.
  5. additionally, add ½ cup water and knead well.
  6. cover with cling wrap or moist cloth and rest for 2 hours.
  7. after 2 hours, the dough will double in size. knead again to a cylindrical shape.
  8. cover and rest for 30 minutes or till dough rise just an inch above the loaf pan.
  9. place the bread loaf pan in preheated oven and bake at 180-degree celsius for 30 minutes.
  10. finally, serve whole wheat bread or atta bread with jam or make a sandwich.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.