Easiest Whole Wheat Bread |
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Prep Time: 50 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 85 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Lets just say that if I can make this anyone can! A delicious soft wheat bread that even my kids enjoy. I got this recipe from a food storage class that I attended. The sample that I tasted gave me hope that I can make a delicious wheat bread too. Lemon juice in the recipe gives the bread a light and fine texture and gluten provides elasticity and strength and helps to retain moisture. This is an adapted recipe by a lady by the name of Jamie Rasmussen.*If you can use wheat flour that comes from Soft White Wheat instead of Hard Red Wheat the results will be a lighter color bread and an even more tender crumb. Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour |
1/3 cup gluten flour |
1 1/4 tablespoons instant yeast |
2 1/2 cups steaming hot tap water (120° to 130°) |
1 tablespoon salt |
1/3 cup oil |
1/3 cup honey or 1/2 cup sugar |
1 1/4 tablespoons bottled lemon juice |
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour |
Directions:
1. Mix together the first three ingredients in mixer with dough hook.
2. Add water all at once and mix for one minute; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
3. Add salt, oil honey or sugar and lemon juice and beat for one minute or until combined.
4. Add last flour, 1 cup at a time beating between each cup.
5. Beat for 6 to 10 minutes until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
6. This makes a very soft dough.
7. Preheat oven for 1 minute to lukewarm and turn off.
8. Turn dough out onto oiled surface; divide and shape into loaves and place in oiled bread pans.
9. Let rise in warm oven 10-15 minutes or until dough reaches top of pan (for some reason this about a half hour for me).
10. Do not remove bread from oven; turn oven to 350 and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
11. Remove from pans and cool on racks.
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