I make this whole wheat bread based on a recipe from Cook’s magazine. They found that a little rye flour added to the taste. Iv’e had it both ways, and I often make it without the rye. I added ground flaxseed, and I like to use olive oil in my cooking. However, whenever I’m baking I use the extra light olive oil, so baked goods don’t have an olive taste. Extra virgin olive oil has a strong olive taste that can come through in your baking. It just depends how much you like it.
Not to be too healthy,  I like to add a little butter and brown sugar to the bottom of the pan before I put the dough in to rise. When it bakes the brown sugar melts and makes a yummy crunch to the bottom of the bread. Sometimes I roll a little cinnamon and sugar in the loaf as well. — Hey you gotta enjoy that whole wheat bread.
You can purchase whole wheat flour, or grind your own.  Also, for the best nutrient values, grind your flaxseeds right before you put them in the dough. I use a small coffee grinder.

Whole Wheat Bread:

2⅓ cups warm water
1½ Tablespoons yeast
¼ cup honey
¼ light olive oil
2½ tsp salt
¼ cup ground flax seed (optional)
¼ cup rye flour (optional)
4 cups whole wheat flour
1¾ cup unbleached whole wheat flour or bread flour ( I buy this)

Brown sugar and butter

Directions:

In the mixing bowl add water, yeast, honey, oil, salt. Add rye flour, flax seed, and half of the flour. Mix on low speed for a few minutes, add the remaining flour. Mix on low with dough hook for 10 minutes. This is the kneading.

homemade whole wheat bread
Remove from bowl, place in a bowl that his been sprayed with Pam, cover with plastic or thin towel, and let rise until double, about 1 hour. I put it in the oven, turned off or slightly warmed and then turned off.

Remove dough and divide in half. Form into loaves, place in loaf pans that have been sprayed with Pam. Let rise until almost doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
If you want the brown sugar bottom — mix a couple of tablespoons of melted butter and brown sugar and put it in the bottom of the loaf pan. Place the dough on top of the brown sugar in the pan and let it rise.

To bake, set oven temp to 375℉. Bake about 35 – 45 mins.

Take out, remove from pans, lightly butter the tops and sides to keep crust tender and not too hard. I just open a cube of butter and holding it by the paper wrapper, rub it over the top and sides.

homemade whole wheat bread with honey