Best Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 cups milk, scalded
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2/3 cup warm water (about 110 degrees)
• 3 packets yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 3/4 cup vital wheat gluten
• 18 -20 cups whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 scald milk in a large pot.
• 2 remove milk from heat and dissolve 1/2 cup honey into it.
• 3 while milk is cooling to room temperature, soften yeast in water with 1 tablespoon of sugar.
• 4 add milk to yeast mixture and then add the remaining ingredients except for 3-4 cups of flour.
• 5 add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
• 6 beat or knead vigorously for at least 15 minutes.
• 7 let rise until doubled in bulk, about 11/2-2 hours.
• 8 punch down and form in to 5 loaves (i like'em big!).
• 9 let rise in greased bread pans until double, about 11/2-2 hours.
• 10 bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
• 11 cover with foil and bake another 10 minutes.
• 12 note: for extra fun, add soaked cracked wheat, oatmeal, etc.
• 13 i also use 100% home ground wheat in this and it works great!