Sunday, November 30, 2008

Honey whole wheat bread

Recipe Status: WOW! Okay, this is an absolute favorite! Not only is it amazingly tasty when warm, it still is soft and flavorful the next day. I LOVE this recipe!
Song: Flowers become screens - Delerium

*This is a recipe specifically for the Bosch mixer, but that doesn't mean you can't do it by hand.
**Also, the original recipe will make 4 huge loaves of bread, so I'd suggest cutting the recipe in half, unless you want an abundance of bread.

Place in Bosch bowl:
6 1/2 cups hot steaming water
11 cups fresh ground wheat flour

Turn on Bosch and add:
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
3 tbsp salt
3 heaping tbsp yeast
2 eggs

Continue adding flour (I added white flour for this step) until the dough pulls away from the bowl, and it is not sticky. Knead in Bosch for about 5 minutes (20 minutes by hand?) Form into loaves. Place dough in warm greased pans, cover, and allow dough to rise until doubled.
Bake @ 400 for 2 minutes. Turn down temp to 350, and continue baking for 35 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 massive mushroom shaped loaves of bread.



Above: Honey wheat bread.
Below: Honey wheat bread in comparison to the Buttermilk bread.

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