100% Whole Wheat Honey Bread

100% Whole Wheat Honey Bread - NO GLUTEN

At first I wasn't sure if this recipe would work because I did not add the gluten the recipe called for.  I did a bit of research why the gluten was necessary and I found out that it helped the bread raise and to keep it softer.  As you can see in the picture the bread did raise nicely without it.

Here's the recipe for the bread machine:

100% Whole Wheat Honey Bread - NO GLUTEN

1.5# loaf

1 egg, room temperature plus enough warm water to equal 1 cup

3 Tbl extra virgin olive oil

3 Tbl honey

1 1/4 tsp salt

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/4 tsp bread machine yeast

Put all ingredients into bread machine according to the user's manual.   Select the whole wheat program, press start, enjoy!

(These are the changes I made from the original recipe:  Did not add gluten--the recipe called for 1 1/2 TBL Vital Wheat Gluten, decreased salt from 1 1/2 tsp to 1 1/4 tsp,  and substituted honey for brown sugar.)