Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1package of dry yeast
• 6 1/2 cups of 100% whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 1/2cups hot water
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1/3 cup oil

Preparation

Dissolve the honey in warm water. Sprinkle the yeast on top. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine 3 1/2 cups of the flour with the salt, water, honey, and oil. Mix with a wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed. Add the yeast mixture. Add the remaining 3 cups of flour, 1 cup at a time, Lay on a floured surface when adding flour if you don't have a mixer. Do this until the dough is smooth. Knead for 10 minutes or mixer on low speed. Lightly oil hands and counter top and mold dough into 2 loaves. Put into 2 large bread pans that have been greased with a solid shortening. Cover and let rise in a warm place until the dough has increased by one-third in bulk. If you're kneading the bread by hand the dough has to be double. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. When dough has increased by one-third (or double if kneaded by hand), bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until loaves test done. If you live at an altitude of over 4000 feet bake the breads for 8 minutes at 425 °F, then lower the temperature to 350 °F and continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes longer. Remove the breads from pans when they're done and cool on wire rack.