Daily Bread -Wheat
- 24 ounces warm water (about 100 degrees)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast or 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 13 cup wheat germ
- 5 cups white flour (or Prairie Gold)
- 1) Pour water into your container of choice.
- I use a 2 gallon tupper-ware container (but I would love to find a glass or ceramic container!
- ).
- 2) Add Salt and yeast.
- 3) Add wheat flour and wheat germ.
- Stir until flour is no longer clumpy.
- 4) Add white flour, 2 cups at a time.
- Stir in in between with a wooden spoon.
- (If you have a mixer that can handle bread dough by all means use it!
- I don't so I add the four gradually and mix thoroughly with my wooden spoon).
- 5) Cover loosely, (I use my tupper-ware lid and just do not secure it, or you could use a towel.)
- Let sit on the counter for 2 hours.
- (I do not find that heat, or no heat makes a difference).
- 6) Dough can now be used for bread of choice or stored in the fridge.
- To bake:.
- Make sure you have flour ready to keep your hands covered.
- The dough is very sticky.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- To make Rolls for hamburgers or sandwiches: Sprinkle corn meal on your baking sheet (I use a stone) Flour hands and pull of a piece of dough about the size of a tennis ball, form and place on your baking sheet.
- Bake 30 minute.
- To make a round loaf: Follow directions as above only used a well floured surface to kneed additional flour into the dough so that it is a nice elastic dough.
- (sometimes I skip this step).
- Cross the top with a sharp knife and bake 400 degrees for 30-35 minute
- To make a loaf to slice: Follow directions as above only after kneading in additional flour use a rolling pin to roll dough out.
- Roll like a jelly roll and pinch the ends.
- You may slice the top with a sharp knife).
- To use for pizza dough: Follow as above but roll out to fit your pizza pan.
- Pierce with a fork, and bake 400 for about 15 minute Top with toppings and place back in the oven for 10-15 min depending on toppings and crust thickness.
- ( a thin crust turns into a wonderfully crispy crust, a thicker crust bubbles up and makes a thick chewy crust).
- To make cinnamon rolls: follow as above.
- Roll out jelly roll style and coat with melted butter and cinnamon sugar.
- Roll jelly roll style and slice.
- Bake at 375 for about 40 min -- watch them it depends on how thick they are.
- I have found that these proportions last us for sandwiches for lunch and a loaf for dinner.
- Our menu dictates how often I make it but it is about every other or every third day.
- But it is so easy it is not a big deal to thow it all in the bin and forget about it till later.
water, kosher salt, yeast, flour, germ, white flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/daily-bread-wheat-413722 (may not work)