Whole Wheat Bread

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, and white flour. Beat with mixer until smooth. Let stand one hour in a warm place. Stir, cool and add hot water, brown sugar, and shortening. Mix in whole wheat flour. Knead until smooth (10 min or more). Place in greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 2 hours). Punch down dough. Cut in half and form into a ball. Let rest 10 minutes. Shape into 2 loaves. Let rise until double. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-50 minutes.


	\| home \| back to Recipes \| Whole Wheat Bread 1 pkg dry yeast 2 c warm water 2 tbs sugar 2 tsp salt 4 c white flour 1/2 c hot water 1/2 c brown sugar 3 tbs shortening 4 c stirred whole wheat flour Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, and white flour. Beat with mixer until smooth. Let stand one hour in a warm place. Stir, cool and add hot water, brown sugar, and shortening. Mix in whole wheat flour. Knead until smooth (10 min or more). Place in greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 2 hours). Punch down dough. Cut in half and form into a ball. Let rest 10 minutes. Shape into 2 loaves. Let rise until double. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-50 minutes.