Grandma S's Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons honey, melted
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup flour
• 5 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 in a mixer bowl add water, oil, honey, yeast, salt and flour mix together.
• 2 add 3 cups of whole wheat flour and blend together.
• 3 add remaining flour in small amounts to get a firm but elastic texture (more flour may be added if needed).
• 4 knead on high speed for 10 minutes. dough should be firm but elastic.
• 5 form into 2 loaves and place in well greased loaf pans. let rise until doubled in size. (could be covered with a damp kitchen dish towel) about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. (if you press on the dough at the corner of the pan it should dimple (or leave an indentation) when ready).
• 6 bake at 350'f for 30-45 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped (if necessary, cover loosely with foil the last 5-10 minutes of baking to prevent over browning) immediately remove bread from pans. cool completely on wire racks.