Quick Rise Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups hot water (about 120 degrees )
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (or butter)
• 1/4 cup honey (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 7 -8 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup vital wheat gluten
• 1 -2 tablespoon instant yeast

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients in the order listed to bread mixing bowl.
• 2 using a dough hook, mix well and add more flour if needed so that the dough cleans the sides of the bowl (dough should be slightly tacky.
• 3 knead for 10 minutes.
• 4 shape into 2 to 3 loaves depending on the size of your pans. add dough to sprayed pans.
• 5 cover with tented plastic or cloth and let rise for about 1 hour.
• 6 preheat oven to 400 for the last half hour of rising. it is ready to go in the oven when the dough is doubled in bulk.
• 7 turn oven down to 350 and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 8 take out of pans and let cool on wire rack.
• 9 brush tops with melted butter to keep crusts soft.
• 10 additional ingredients may be added:.
• 11 eggs:.
• 12 decrease water by 1/4 cup and add two beaten eggs. eggs add flavor, liquid, color, structure, nutrients and tenderness to breads.
• 13 cracked wheat:.
• 14 add 1/2 cup uncooked cracked wheat for each 4 cups of flour. if using uncooked cracked wheat the bread will be somewhat crunchy. cooking the cracked wheat first will add a variety of texture without the crunch feel. many people like to put oatlems or other cooked cereals into their bread. as a guidelin, use 1/2 cup or less per 4 cups of flour.
• 15 potatoes:.
• 16 they add a sweet, rich flavor to breads. add 1/2 cup to 4 cups flour and reduce water by 1/4 cup.