Restaurant Style Honey Wheat Bread

If you've ever been to Outback Steakhouse, or The Cheesecake Factory or another local restaurant that serves that warm, delicious, dark brown bread, often with a creamy whipped honey butter, then you'll be excited to know that you can recreate that restaurant goodness in your home kitchen! This recipe can make six mini loaves or two sandwich loaves. The mini loaves are a perfect way to spruce up a brunch or snazzy up your dinner party. We absolutely love this bread! Cocoa powder and molasses are the secret to the darker color, and although these may be items you don't necessarily have on hand, its totally worth picking them up and giving this recipe a try! If you make it, post it and tag me in it on social media and let me know how it goes! Heres how to make this popular restaurant favorite:

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups warm water

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 Tablespoons yeast

1/2 Cup molasses

1/2 Honey

4 Tablespoons softened butter

4 Cups white flour ( plus a little extra)

3 Cups whole wheat flour

4 Teaspoons coco powder

3 Teaspoons Salt

Rolled Oats for sprinkling on top

Directions:

Note- If using your kitchen aid mixer start with your paddle attachment

1. In a mixer combine water, sugar and yeast

2. Allow to sit 5 minutes so your yeast can bloom

3. Add molasses, honey and butter

4. Turn on your mixer and mix ingredients well. Butter won't fully mix in at this time

5. Add white flour, coca powder, and salt

6. Mix well, it should seem like a thick cake batter

7. Switch to your dough hook

8. Add whole wheat flour one cup at a time

9. If dough isn't pulling away from the sides of your bowl add 1/4 cup of white flour at a time until it does. Dough should be somewhat tacky but not totally stick to you when touched. Do not add too much flour, just enough for your dough to pull away from the sides and be kneadable. knead with dough hook or by hand for 5 minutes.

10. Form dough into a smooth ball

11. Place dough into a lightly oiled bowl rubbing a little oil on top of dough as well

12. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, up to two hours

13. Remove dough from bowl and punch down

If making sandwich bread:

• Divide into two equal pieces

• Roll each piece out into a rectangle

• Roll each short end to short end to form a loaf

• Pinch seams closed and smooth out

• Place seam side down into buttered bread pan

• Sprinkle with oats

• Cover and let rise until doubled in size, up to 2 hours

• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes

• Cool in pan 15- 20 minutes

If making mini restaurant style loaves:

• Punch down dough

• Divide into 6 equal pieces

• Roll each piece into about a 9 inch log

• Place on parchment lined baking sheet

• Sprinkle with oats

• Score the top of each loaf with a sharp knife 4 to 5 times. Don't cut too deep

• Cover and let rise 1 hour

• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes

Watch the step-by-step instructions on my Instagram highlights by clicking the link below:

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