Recipe ingredients
- 1 package dry yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 1/4 cups hot water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, divided
- 2 cups sifted flour, divided
Recipe method
- Sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water to soften. In a large bowl, combine hot water with honey, shortening and salt.
- Stir mixture until honey and shortening are melted. Let cool to lukewarm.
- Add yeast. Sift in 1 1/2 cups of the whole wheat flour and 1 cup of the sifted white flour and beat mixture until well combined.
- Add 1 cup each of white flour and whole wheat flour or enough to make a moderately stiff dough.
- Turn dough out onto a well-floured board and knead for about 10 minutes or until very smooth and elastic.
- Transfer dough to a well-greased bowl, turn once and let stand, covered, in a warm place away from drafts for about 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch dough down, turn out onto a floured board, and form into a ball. Let dough stand covered for 10 minutes.
- Shape dough into a loaf and put into a well-greased loaf pan. Let dough stand, covered, until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
- Bake loaf at 375 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Turn loaf out onto a wire rack. Let it cool.
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