Whole Wheat Bread
- 7 -8 cups wheat flour, divided
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 12 cups milk
- 1 12 cups water
- 14 cup butter, plus
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 14 cup honey
- butter, melted
- Combine 3 cus flour, yeast, and salt in a mixing bowl; stir, set aside.
- Combine milk, water, butter, and honey in a medium saucepan, place over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 120F to 130F Stir milk mixture into flour mixture, and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; let dough rest 10 minutes.
- Knead dough until smooth and elastic (about 3 minutes).
- Place in a well greased bowl, turning to grease top.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place, free od rafts, for 50 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch dough down, and divide in half, shape each portion into a loaf.
- Place in 2 well greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loafpans.
- Cover and let rise, 50 minutes or until doubled in bulk.Bake at 375F for 35 to 45 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
- Brush loaves with melted butter; remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.
- Rolls: Punch down dough after first rising, divide into thirds.
- Working with one third , divide into 8 pieces; shape each into a ball.
- Place 8 balls in a lightly greased 9 inch round cake pan.
- repeat with remaining dough.
- Cover, and let rise, 40 minutes or until doubled.
- Bake at 375F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter.
cups wheat flour, yeast, salt, milk, water, butter, butter, honey, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/whole-wheat-bread-178595 (may not work)