Milk And Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar (i usually use brown)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil (optional)
• cornmeal, to sprinkle on baking stone

Recipe

• 1 combine water, sugar and yeast. mix in salt, honey, milk, and oil (if using).
• 2 in a separate large bowl mix together and whole wheat flours.
• 3 slowly pour liquid into 1 c of flour. add remaining flour 1/2 c at a time, stirring well after each addition. when dough has pulled together turn onto a floured surface. knead until bread is silky, about 10 minutes if by hand.
• 4 put into oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel and put in a warm draft-free place. let rise for approx 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
• 5 preheat oven to 500 with baking stone on bottom shelf and a pan on top shelf.
• 6 punch down and form into loaves. slash tops with sharp knife or put into loaf pans. let rise again until doubled in size.
• 7 for a shiny crust, brush loaves with beaten egg.
• 8 slide into oven and pour 1/2 cup warm water into top shelf's pan to create steam.
• 9 bake at 500 for 5 minutes then turn oven down to 400. bake until golden brown/loaves sound hollow, approximately 10-15 minutes if in small loaves, 25+ minutes if in loaf pans.