Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Ingredients:
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup honey (sub. 1/4 c. sugar and 1 T. apple juice)
1/4 cup canola oil or olive oil
1/2 Tbsp salt
4 1/2 tsp regular or quick active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups very warm water
3 to 4 cups all purpose or bread flour or whole wheat flour
Butter, melted if desired
Directions:
1. Mix whole wheat flour, honey, oil, salt and yeast in large bowl.
2. Add warm water.
3. Mix in water slowly.
4. Stir in enough all-purpose flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle.
5. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy.
6. Place dough in large bowl greased with shortening, turning dough to grease all sides.
7. Cover bowl loosely with a tea towel and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
8. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans with oil.
9. Divide dough in half and then cut each in half again and form into four ball shapes.
10. Place two dough balls into each loaf (9.5 inch x 5 inch) pan.
11. Place seam side down in pan.
12. Cover loosely with a tea towel and let rise in warm place 35 to 50 minutes or until double.
13. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees
14. Remove from pans to wire rack.
15. Brush loaves with butter.