We were both young when we got married but Blake was eager to give me all that I desired. So one day while we were at a kitchen store I started drooling over a Bosch and all the attachments. I am pretty sure the sales guy said it could even clean itself. After Blake broke out the mop and cleaned up my drool he asked what I would do with a Bosch. I started thinking up some very elaborate plans of what I would do with this new toy if only it could be mine. Besides pizza (which is a given cause I LOVE PIZZA) I mentioned to Blake that I could make bread with the Bosch and that got him all excited, and I got a brand new toy. Never mind the fact that we had little money cause we were poor starving newlyweds, I had my toy.
Well, the years went by and I am sad to say there was no homemade bread. Every once in a while Blake would put in a soft reminder that he was still waiting for that bread. Well, I blamed the fact that I did not make bread on everything from I didn't have a recipe that I liked, to I had no wheat grinder, I am pregnant, to I am nursing, to I have too many kids, to the sky was just too blue (it really was that ridiculous).
Then about a year and a half ago, Blake got me the BEST wheat grinder in the hopes that I would finally make good on my promise. Well, nothing! Until about a month ago...... I got a great wheat bread recipe from a great friend and she stayed with me to help me make my first batch. And instead of her just doing it while I watched she was brilliant enough to tell me what to do and I did it. And it was SOOOOOOO good!!! And once you have this bread you just can't go back to store bought cheap-o bread, so I had to make it a part of my life. So now I make bread once a week and Blake tells me all the time it was worth the wait (actually I made that last part up, but he does tell me how much he LOVES that I make bread)!!!!
So now I must pass on this amazing creation of whole-wheat "to die for bread" (let it be known that you have all been warned, once you try this there is no going back).
Here is a shot of all the ingredients.
100% Whole Wheat Bread
Ingredients (combine and mix on speed 1 until well blended:
6 Cups Hot Tap Water
⅔ Cup Olive Oil (you can also use 1/3 C Olive Oil and 1/3 C Vegetable or Canola Oil so you are not using as much Olive Oil)
⅔ Cup Honey (if you use the same cup as you used with the oil, it won’t stick)
2 heaping Tbsp Dry Milk
2 Tbsp Wheat Gluten
2 Tbsp Dough Enhancer
6 Cups freshly milled Whole Wheat Flour (I prefer using = parts white and red wheat)
2 Tbsp Yeast
Switch to speed 2:
Add 2 Tbsp Salt
Slowly add 6-10 more cups of whole wheat flour while kneading. Sprinkle in the last of the flour ¼ cup at a time. Don’t get it too dry. When the dough pulls away cleanly from the sides of the bowl, you have enough flour. Continue to knead for 5 minutes. I grease the pans during this time. I use five 8 ½” x 4 ½” pans (this is what the lady I got this from uses and by the way hers are metal, but I use 5" x 9" glass pans hence why there is only 4 loaves instead of 5).
Shape into loaves and place in pans.
Allow to rise for 20-25 minutes or until nearly doubled.
Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes (because my pans are a bit bigger, I cook it for 40 minutes). Remove from pans immediately, rub with butter on top for a softer crust and allow to cool before storing in plastic bags.
Please be advised that this uses 12-16 cups of freshly milled flour. I have been using all white wheat, but I have tried the equal parts red and white and it is delicious as well. I hardly can tell the difference.
Anyway, ENJOY!!!!!
2 comments:
I'll have to try out this recipe! I make homemade bread occasionally, but a lot of times I just don't want to take the time. So... is there only one rise then? You don't have it raise before shaping into loaves? Thanks for sharing :)!
Shelly, I know where you are coming from. Trust me that was one of my reasons for not making bread. I just did not want to take the time. It is so much faster to just pick it up from the store. But after I did this once, I was totally hooked and cannot even imagine eating the stuff from the store. Anyway, you are right there is no rising before shaping. So there is only one rise which takes place after you shaped them, which cuts the time down dramatically. It is so good fresh out of the oven with butter and honey!!! YUM!!!!! Just had myself some of that today, as Thursdays have become my designated bread baking day.
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