Honey Wheat Bread

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg (room temperature)
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup tepid water (to dissolve yeast in) or 1/2 cup warm water (to dissolve yeast in)

1. Heat 1 cup water, cottage cheese, 3 teaspoons salt and honey until hot (not boiling).
2. Add shortening.
3. Let cool until just warm to the touch and stir in 1 beaten egg.
4. While cottage cheese mixture is cooling, add 2 packages yeast to 1/2 cup warm water mixed with 2 teaspoons sugar.
5. Stir until yeast is dissolved and let sit 10 minutes for yeast to rise.
6. Mix 2 cups whole wheat flour into cottage cheese, salt, honey, egg mixture.
7. Add dissolved yeast and stir well.
8. Mix 4 1/2 to 5 cups all purpose flour to make a stiff dough.
9. Knead until smooth and elastic.
10. Put in a large greased bowl and let rise until double.
11. Punch down dough and shape into 2 loaves.
12. Let rise again until double.
13. Then bake at 350u0b0F for 35 to 40 minutes.
14. Remove loaves from oven and let cool.
15. Brush warm loaves with a mixture of honey and butter for a soft crust.

water, cottage cheese, honey, shortening, egg, whole wheat flour, flour, salt, yeast, sugar, tepid water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/honey-wheat-bread-103886 (may not work)