Honey Whole Wheat Pecan Bread (Bread Machine)

I make this bread once a week. Everyone seams to love this bread. Its my most requested. I played with ingredients over and over until I got it right. Very simple and very good ya too! This creates a VERY fluffy bread. Its almost as fluffy as white bread. The trick is the xantham gum and wheat gluten.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup skim milk
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup warm water
• 2 1⁄2 cups whole wheat bread flour
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2  tablespoons light butter
• 2  teaspoons sea salt
• 4  teaspoons vital wheat gluten
• 1  teaspoon xanthan gum
• 3  teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup pecans

Directions

1. Add liquid ingredients to your bread machine.
2. Add all dry ingredients but the yeast and pecans.
3. Pour yeast on top in a dry area.
4. Set bread machine for a 1.5 LB Loaf
5. Choose your Crust, I normally use Medium or Dark.
6. Push Start.
7. Crush up pecans. When add/nut timer beeps add pecans.