Honey Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (7 g) package fast rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water (warm for rising yeast)
• 12 ounces water
• 1/3 cup powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 cups bread flour or 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water.
• 2 combine 1/4 cup oil, water, powdered milk in a sauce pan and stir together, heat till slightly warm.
• 3 in the bowl of a stand mixer combine liquid mix above with the flour.
• 4 let rest 15 minutes.
• 5 slowly incorporate wheat flour.
• 6 knead dough by hand or with bread hook for approximately ten minutes.
• 7 place dough in a buttered bowl and turn to coat.
• 8 cover bowl with plastic wrap and rise for one hour.
• 9 punch down and divide in half (by weight if possible).
• 10 form into loaves and place in a buttered 9x5 loaf pans.
• 11 butter the top of the dough and cover loosely with wrap.
• 12 let rise in warm area until doubled (about 45 minutes).
• 13 place about a 1 1/2 cups water in cake pan and put on the bottom oven rack, preheat oven to 375°f.
• 14 bake 25 to 35 minutes.