Honey-Whole Wheat Bread

Name: Honey-Whole Wheat Bread
Prep time: 3 h 50 min
Cook time: 3 h 50 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 packages regular active dry yeast; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 651 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters honey; 3 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters warm water (105°F to 115°F); 591 milliliters very warm water (120°F to 130°F); 1 liters Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

Honey-Whole Wheat Bread is a vegetarian recipe with 32 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 127 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 50 minutes. If you have very warm water, honey, warm water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a very budget friendly bread.

Instructions

In large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add honey, butter, salt, 2 1/2 cups very warm water and 3 cups of the whole wheat flour. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Beat in remaining 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour.

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Whole Wheat Flour

Butter

Honey

Water

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

With spoon, stir in 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 cups of the all-purpose flour until dough pulls cleanly away from side of bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Dough

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Bowl

On lightly floured surface, knead in remaining 1/2 to 1 cup all-purpose flour; continue kneading 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Grease large bowl with shortening or cooking spray; place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover; let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled in size.

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All Purpose Flour

Cooking Spray

Shortening

Dough

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Bowl

Generously grease 2 (8x4- or 9x5-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray. Gently push fist into dough to deflate; divide in half. Shape dough into loaves; place in pans. Cover; let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled in size.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

Dough

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Loaf Pan

Heat oven to 375°F. Uncover dough; bake 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until loaves sound hollow when lightly tapped. Immediately remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Dough

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