Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Honey Whole Wheat Bread




6 Loaves
6.5-7 cups hot water
1 cup oil
1 cup honey
2T dough enhancer
1/3 cup gluten
2 T salt
5-6T yeast
18 cups flour

3 Loaves
3.5 cups hot water
½ cup oil
½ cup honey
1T dough enhancer
1/6 cup gluten
1T salt
2T yeast
9 cups flour

Pour hot water in mixing bowl (just warm out of the tap). Add oil, honey, dough enhancer, gluten, salt, and 10 cups of flour (or 5 cups if halving recipe). Add yeast on top. Mix just a little bit then turn the machine speed to 1 (low) and continue to add flour only until the dough begin to pull away from the sides of the bowl (not sure what that will look like for you?) The dough should be a little tacky – don’t add too much flour
Turn machine up to medium and knead for 4-5 min. Remove dough from bowl and place into greased bowl or on the counter top. Grease your hands before handling. I use coconut oil. Olive oil doesn’t work great but it might be fine in a smaller batch or I would use butter – something heavier.
Sponge the bread by letting it sit with towel over it 15-20 – this makes it lighter and softer.
Slam the whole thing of dough on the counter 7 times to get air out. Then cut into 6 parts (I use a pizza cutter) Slam each piece another 7 time on counter. Then shape dough into loaves or buns.
If you would like to make cinnamon bread, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar then roll up and pinch the seam together placing that side down.
You can also use it for pizza dough.
Let loaves rise until double.
Bake in preheated oven 350 for 30-45 min until golden brown. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire rack (about an hour). Rub top of hot bread with butter if you like for shiny crust.

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