- 6 cups lukewarm water (80-105 F)
- 2 T yeast (2 packages)
- 1/2-3/4 cup sweetening (honey, molasses, brown sugar)
- 2 c dry milk (optional)
- 7-9 cups whole wheat flour (substitute 2 or more cups unbleached white flour if desired)
- 2-1/2 T salt
- 1/2-1 c oil (or butter, margarine, etc)
- 6-8 c additional flour
- 2-3 cups flour for kneading
- Dissolve yeast in water.
- Stir in sweetening and dry milk.
- Stir in flour until thick batter is formed.
- Beat well with spoon (100 strokes).
- Let rise 60 minutes.
- Fold in sald and oil.
- Fold in additional flour until dough comes away from side of bowl.
- knead on floured board, using more flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to board, about 10-15 minutes or until dough is smooth.
- Let rise 50 minutes.
- Punch down.
- Let rise 40 minutes.
- Shape into loaves
- Let rise 20 minutes.
- bake in 350 F oven for one hour.
- Remove from pans and let cool or eat right away.