15 c Whole wheat flour; (to 16
-cups)
5 c Hot water; (95-105F)
1/2 c Honey
2 tb Yeast; Fermipan
(if using another brand 2
-1/2 – 3T)
1/3 c Oil
1 tb Salt
This is really a very basic recipe – and since I have made ww bread for so
many years using many different dough enhancers, etc., I can only conclude
that what makes this recipe so consistently great, is the particular wheat
and perhaps the brand of yeast.
I grind my own wheat which is Hard White Spring Wheat from Montana and I
use Fermipan Yeast. When I got this recipe from an acquaintance last year
I asked her what her brands she used of everything in the recipe and this
is exactly what I am sharing with you. It is a lighter colored wheat bread
and has a wonderful flavor that does not leave a bitter sort of aftertaste
that I have experienced with my previous brand.
I grind up 15-16 cups of flour first. Then I pour into my Kitchen Aid
mixing bowl: 5 cups hot (95-105 degrees) water 1/2 cup honey (any brand
will work) 2 Tblsp Fermipan Yeast (If using another brand, you might try
2 1/2 – 3 Tblsp)
Let this sit for a few minutes to “proof” – it will begin to “grow” and
will look bubbly and foamy.
Add…..5 cups of the whole wheat flour and mix for 1 minute.
Add…..1/3 cup oil (any good vegetable oil) 1 Tblsp salt Mix together
another 1 minute
Add…..7-9 cups of flour, until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
Knead and rise as usualy for any basic bread dough.
This will make 3 very large loaves or 4-5 smaller pan size loaves or it is
fun to make 12 of the very small loaves (maybe 2 1/2 x 3″ pans)
Yields
1 Servings