Perfect Light Wheat Bread #2
- 2 cups bread flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 13 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 34 cups filtered water, warmed if refrigerated
- 2 23 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons salt
- The night before you plan to bake, make the sponge.
- Mix together the 2 flours in a bowl.
- (I do this with a whisk to get them nicely integrated.
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- In a mixing bowl (I use the bowl of my KitchenAid stand mixer), add the sponge ingredients and whisk for 2 minutes, until the sponge is the consistency of a thin batter.
- Whisk the 1 teaspon of yeast into the remaining flour mix, and pour this over the top of the sponge.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Refridgerate for at least 8 but up to 24 hours before proceeding to the next step.
- Let the butter soften and then add it to the mixture.
- Mix with the dough hook (on speed 2 if using a KitchenAid) for ~1 minute, until it comes together in a rough ball.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle on the salt, and knead for ~7 minutes (on speed 4 if using a KitchenAid).
- Normally this dough is slightly moist, and won't come away from the sides of the bowl until the last minutes or so.
- When it's properly kneaded it will be soft and slightly sticky.
- Scrape the dough into an oiled container, and let it rise until doubled (usually 50 minutes to an hour).
- Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured counter surface, and punch it down.
- Give it 2 business letter turns (folding it in thirds like a letter), set it back into the container, and let it double again (usually closer to an hour this time).
- Oil 2 loaf pans (mine are 9x5).
- Divide the dough into halves with a bench scraper.
- Shape each half into a loaf, and place in the pans.
- Spray the tops with oil, cover lightly with plastic wrap, and let rise until puffed up over the tops of the pans (usually about 40 minutes).
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and have a baking stone or tiles on the lowest shelf.
- Bake the loaves for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove them from the pans immediately and cool on a wire rack.
- Let them cool completely before slicing or storing.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/perfect-light-wheat-bread-2-133450 (may not work)