Tuesday, March 11, 2008

100% Whole Wheat Bread

Place ingredients into bowl with kneading sistem in place.

Add: 5-5 1/2 c. hot tap water
2/3 c. oil
1/3 - 2/3 c. honey (1/2 c. sugar)
1 T. salt

mix: Run machine for 30 seconds on speed 1. Stop machine.

Add: 4-5 c. flour - sprinkle over liquid. The consistency should be like thin cake batter. if gluten flour is used it should be added at this point.

Mix:Run Machine until batter is smooth. Use speed 1.

Add: 3 T. Saf instant yeast

Mix: Run machine for 30 seconds on speed 1 while adding 1-2 c. flour at a time until the sides and bottom of the bowl are free from batter. The total flour used in the batter should be 12-14 c. Stop the machine.

Add: 1 to 1 1/2 c. additional flour - Place the lid on the bowl. Turn the machine to speed 2. Knead the batter with the machine for 4-6 minutes. Usually, 5 minutes is just right. Stop the machine. Oil your hands and shape the loaves (do not use flour). Raise in the oven at 150 degrees until loaves are double in size. This takes about 20 minutes. Turn oven to 350 and bake for 25-30 minutes. Baking time will depend on size of loaves as well as oven temperature.

Salt: Ascorbic acid may be used in place of salt for low salt diet requirements.

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