Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Fluffy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

7 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 Tbsp yeast
5 cups hot water
2 Tbsp salt
2/3 cup oil (I use olive)
2/3 cup honey or 1 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp bottled lemon juice
5 cups more of whole wheat flour

Mix 7 cups flour, and yeast in an electric mixer with a dough hook. Add water all at once and mix for 1 minute. Cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes (this is called sponging). Add salt, oil, honey, and lemon juice and beat together for 1 minute. Add the last of the flour, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup. Beat 10 minutes until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl. Pour olive oil onto counter top and spread out to grease the counter top, then pour dough onto greased counter top. Divide dough into four equal parts. Spray your bread pans to grease, then shape loaves and put them into pans. Let rise until double in bulk (usually only 30-45 minutes). Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until crusts are golden brown. Remove bread from pans and let cool on cooling rack.

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