Grammy's Health Nut Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 4 cups whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 soften yeast in 2 cups of warm water. add sugar, salt, and flour. let rest in warm place until light and bubbly.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup hot water, brown sugar, shortening, and let cool to luke warm.
• 3 add pecans to brown sugar mixture. then add brown sugar mixture into sugar mixture.
• 4 add whole wheat flour to mixture and mix until smooth.
• 5 knead on lightly floured board until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• 6 place in greased bowl, turning to make sure entire bread surface is greased. cover and keep warm in draft free place until bread has doubled in size.
• 7 cut dough in half. knead again. place dough into 2 greased loaf pans. let rise until dough has doubled.
• 8 bake at 375 degrees for 50 minute for a crispy top, brush with butter after 40 minutes.