Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/8 cup vegetable oil
• 1/8 cup soymilk
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix water, yeast and 1 tablespoon of the molasses together in a large bowl. pour in the 3 cups of wheat flour and mix well. cover the bowl with a towel and place in a dry place. let it sit for a minimum of 20 minutes, up to a day! fit it into your schedule.
• 2 pour in the rest of the molasses, oil, soy milk and salt. mix together. begin adding flour, a 1/2 cup at a time. after the third cup, it begins to get pretty dense. i begin kneading the vegan bread in the bowl and it is still a bit sticky, so i'll add another 1/2 to 1 cup of flour as i knead the vegan bread. knead it for 5 to 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.
• 3 cut the dough into two, equal parts. shape them into loaves and place them into two, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 greased vegan bread pans. (you can also make 24 rolls -- or 1 loaf, and 12 rolls -- whatever you want!).
• 4 cover pans with a towel in a warm place and let the dough double in size. this will take at least an hour to an hour and a half.
• 5 baking: bake loaves at 350 degrees f for 35-40 minutes. rolls should be baked at 375 degrees f for 20 minutes.