Prize Winning Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 liters whole wheat flour
• 125 ml water, lukewarm
• 70 ml honey
• 15 ml active dry yeast
• 250 ml skim milk powder
• 425 ml hot water
• 30 ml shortening
• 30 ml salt
• 500 ml cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine lukewarm water and 5 ml honey. add yeast and let stand 10 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine milk powder and hot water. add shortening, salt, and reaming honey. stir until dissolved and add cold water.
• 3 stir in yeast mixture with a fork and add to milk mixture.
• 4 add half the flour and beat with a spoon until smooth. add remaining flour, gradually mixing thoroughly using just enough flour to prevent stickiness.
• 5 when dough is stiff, turn out on to a floured board and knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes.
• 6 shape into smooth ball and place in a well greased bowl.
• 7 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. punch dough down.
• 8 let rise again, when doubled divide into 4 equal portions.
• 9 let rise 10 minutes.
• 10 shape into loaves and place in 4 loaf pans.
• 11 let rise until doubled.
• 12 bake in 400f oven for about 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350f and bake 25-30 minutes until loaves sound hollow when tapped.