Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

So I love bread but I hate how hard it is to find 100% whole wheat bread that doesn't have raisin juice or honey or sugar of some kind. The recipes I've tried at home all call for sweetener as well. But then I remembered I used to make dough professionally (at Lil Baci in Toronto:) !! And the recipe we used was simple: a (secret) blend of flours, fresh yeast, olive oil, water and salt. I looked up online to make sure I got the right proportions and set out to make my own whole wheat bread recipe. I'm happy with it because it is very easy. It is best fresh or as toast. Also, it saves quite a bit of money to bake your own and it feels healthier. Plus it doesn't require any extra ingredients that I wouldn't have normally. I bought a package of yeast from Costco and I store it in the freezer. I don't think I will need to buy yeast again for at least 5 years:) Here is the recipe:

2 tsp yeast

1 3/8 cup warm water

3 TB olive oil

3 TB flax meal (or flour if you don't have it)

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp salt

In your mixer place the yeast and water, mix lightly and let stand 5 minutes. 

Next add the olive oil, then the flour and last the salt. In my Bosch, I mix it with a dough hook for 5 minutes on level two. Then I remove the hook, put the lid on my mixing bowl and let it proof for at least 30 minutes. I'm not fussy about this...if I'm busy I let it sit much longer. Then I punch it down and knead it into a loaf shape and place in a greased bread pan. I put the pan on top of my oven while I preheat to 350. Let the dough proof again for 20-30 minutes. 

Bake for 30 minutes. Eat a piece warm out of the oven with butter and jam!!