A simple everyday whole wheat bread!

(2 hour bread...from start to finish :)

 

Whole Wheat Bread (for use with a Bosch mixer) makes 4 loaves

If you have a kitchen aid or a smaller mixer, just halve the recipe

Step 1:  In your mixer, combine:

6 cups warm-hot tap water

2/3 cup oil

2/3 cup honey

7 1/2 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour

1/2 cup gluten flour

2 Tbsp. Saf instant yeast

Put ingredients in Bosch mixer in order listed.  Turn mixer on low for 1 or 2 minutes until all flour is moistened.  Turn off mixer, cover, and let dough "sponge" for about 10-12 minutes.  

Step 2:  Add:

2 Tbsp. salt

Approx. 6 cups additional whole-wheat flour

Turn on mixer and give it a minute to combine.  Add additional flour (1 tablespoon at a time), just until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  Let knead on medium speed for 6 to 8 minutes.  

Step 3:  

Grease hands and cutting board with oil and pull dough out of bowl and divide evenly and shape loaves for 3-5 bread pans (depending on the size of the pans).  Let rise in a warm, draft free location for 30 minutes (you can simply put them in your oven with the light on).  Place pans in un-preheated oven (or, if that’s where they were rising, simply turn on the oven).  Turn oven on to 350 degrees, set timer for 35 minutes.  Bake.  Remove from oven. Let bread cool in pans for 2-5 minutes.  (At this time, you can rub butter on the top of each loaf…yum!) Remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks. Bread will finish cooking as it is cooling.  You should be able to “thump” the top of the loaf and hear a hollow sound.  You might need to adjust the baking time to get it “just right.”  Tip: cover with a dish cloth while they cool.  Store cooled loaves in plastic bags.  Loaves will store longer if frozen.  Tip for small families:  Slice loaves before freezing (but after completely cooled), so small quantities may be removed easily from freezer.