Wheat Bread
double loaf
3 c warm water
1 T instant/quick yeast
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey or sweetener
1 T salt
6 c hard white whole wheat flour mixed with;
1/2 c rolled oats or quick oats
1/4 c vital wheat gluten with vitamin C
Combine water, yeast, oil, honey and salt. Add about 5 cups of the flour mix and start to mix slow in a heavy duty mixer with a bread hook. Add 1-2 cups more flour as needed so it forms a nice ball of dough. Let it knead about 8 minutes. Coat your hands with a bit of oil and turn dough out onto an oiled or parchment lined surface. Divide and form 2 loaves. Place in greased bread pans. Cover with plastic wrap and let raise in a warm area for about 45 minutes until doubled in size. Bake breads at 350 for 25-30 minutes in a regular open bread loaf pan or about 45 minutes for a heavy duty, restaurant style pan with lid. Remove and cool. You can rub butter on the top surface of the bread in the 'open' traditional style baking pans for a softer crust with a nice flavor.
I have taken to grinding my own wheat since last year but I bet you could use King Arthur Flour 100%s Organic White Whole Wheat Flour
The photo at the top of the page was baked with a square pan/lid that I ordered from Amazon. I like it because the slices are uniform in size and work great for sandwiches. I've found (as silly as it sounds) that my husband is more likely to make a sandwich out of the bread if it's 'square' slices while the traditional rounded top breads are used more for slices to eat with a meal (with soup or stews or made into garlic bread, etc).
Here is picture I took of the double loaf baked in one traditional pan and then using the square sided pan without the lid so it was just a traditional looking homemade loaf.
Note: I have found the square pans are thicker and need to be baked longer than the bread I bake in a traditional bread loaf pan (up to 15 minutes longer!).
You might be interested in these related products, available through Amazon;
WonderMill Grain Mill
Hodgson Mill Vital Wheat Gluten w/ Vitamin C - 6.5 oz
Non-GMO Project Verified Hard White Wheat Berries
USA Pan Bakeware 9 x 4 Inch Pullman Loaf Pan
