Whole Wheat Bread
- 1 2/3 cups bread flour, plus more for kneading
- 1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour, plus more to dust
- 1 1/2 tsp instant (fast-rising) yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil, plus more for the bowl
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 large egg, beaten, to glaze
- 9 x 5 in (23 x 13cm) loaf pan
- Mix the bread flour, whole wheat flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center.
- Stir the hot water, milk, oil, and honey together and pour into the well.
- Mix to form a slightly sticky dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured work surface for 8-10 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic.
- (The dough will remain slightly tacky'do no add too much flour.)
- Shape into a ball, place in a large oiled bowl, and turn to coat with oil.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Oil and flour a 9 x 5in (23 x 13cm) loaf pan, and tap out the excess flour.
- Briefly knead the dough on the work surface.
- Press the dough into a rough rectangle and place in the pan.
- Cover loosely with oiled plastic wrap.
- Let stand in a warm place about for 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 425F (220C).
- Brush the egg over the loaf to glaze it, and sprinkle with a little whole wheat flour.
- Slash a few diagonal slits in the top of the loaf.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 400F (200C) and bake for 20 minutes, or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
- Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Invert and unmold onto the rack and cool completely.
bread flour, whole wheat flour, yeast, salt, water, milk, vegetable oil, honey, egg, loaf pan
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/whole-wheat-bread (may not work)