Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 -6 tablespoons yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups hot water
• 1 cup honey
• 10 -13 cups whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 soften yeast in warm water for about 5 minutes.
• 2 dissolve honey in hot water; stir in salt and oil. cool to lukewarm.
• 3 add softened yeast to honey mixture.
• 4 gradually mix in flour until gluten develops and the dough begins pulling away from sides of mixing bowl. don't add too much flour or bread will be too dry.
• 5 spray sides of bowl with cooking spray. cover and let rise until double in size.
• 6 punch dough down and form into 3 equal loaves.
• 7 place in greased loaf pans and let rise again until doubled.
• 8 bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. (i put pans on bottom rack of oven).
• 9 place pans on wire racks and cool for 5-10 minutes before removing bread from pans.
• 10 let cool at least 10 minutes longer before cutting.