Sarah McKay's Whole Wheat Bread (or Half Wheat/Half White)
BLEND:
9 cups whole wheat flour
3 Tablespoons yeast
THEN ADD:
6 1/3 cups very warm water
Blend 1 minute. Turn off mixer and cover for 10-13 min. to sponge. Should rise to about double.
Make 1 cup of oatmeal while waiting for sponge to rise. (about 1 cup boiling water to 2/3 cup oatmeal--instant or regular)
AFTER SPONGING ADD:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 Tablespoons salt
1 cup freshly cooked oatmeal
2 heapings tablespoon Vital Wheat Gluten
RUN MIXER, THEN ADD:
6 cups flour, 1 cup at a time. (If making 1/2 wheat, 1/2 white bread, use white flour at this step) Flour should be added until the dough starts to pull away from the side of the bowl. Knead for 7 minutes.
FINALLY:
Preheat oven to warm/lowest setting (turn on oven for about 5 min, then turn off)
With oiled hands, turn dough out onto oiled counter. Divide and gently shape into 6 loaves. Spray Pam in your 8" x 4" loaf pans and place loaves in pans.
Place pans into warm oven. Let rise for about 20-25 minutes. Leaving loaves in the oven, turn on the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 25 min. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 min. Remove loaves from pans and place on cooling racks. Cool completely before packaging.
5 comments:
The bread was fantastic! I know it was a nightmare for Marcy and she may never want to have it again but we loved it and will probably make it again on our own if we don't do it for frozen dinners.
For the most part, the bread was delicious! Something is wrong with my oven though, after 1 1/2 hours, it still wasnt cooked all the way through :(
I made the bread and then left - when I got back there wasn't much left - so I think it was a hit! Marcy - when I made my pizza crust tonight, I put the dough for 1 in the freezer - I'll see if this recipe works!
I heard that you can half the recipe and it works good. I'm going to try that (for on my own). I think I learned a lot and this is one I"m going to work on by myself and then we will try it again...I currently have cinnamon rolls in my freezer from my second batch of this bread...I'll let you know how those go!
The cinnamon rolls were delectable. I made them up right when I made the batch of dough. Then I put the in the fridge for the day. Before I went to bed I put them in the freezer. Friday afternoon I put them back in the fridge. Sat. morning I pulled them out and put them on the counter for about 25 minutes (I would do it longer next time) and then I cooked them. Because they were so cold I had to cook them for extra time, but oh so yummy!
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