Easiest Whole Wheat Bread #1

2 (8x4" loaves)

3 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/3 c. gluten flour, sifted
1 1/4 T. instant yeast
2 1/2 c. steaming hot tap water (120-130 degrees)
1 T. salt
1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. honey or 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/4 T. bottled lemon juice
2 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

Mix together first three ingredients in mixer with a dough hook. Add water all at once and mix for 1 minute; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Add salt, oil, honey or sugar and lemon juice and beat for 1 minute. Add last flour, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup. Beat for about 6-10 minutes until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl. This makes a very soft dough. Let rest 5 minutes.
Turn dough onto oiled counter top; divide, shape into loaves, place in oiled bread pans. Put bread into oven, turn on for 1 minute and then turn off. Let bread rise in warm oven for 10-15 minutes until dough reaches top of pan. Do not remove bread from oven; turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on racks.


*If you do not want to use gluten flour, you may substitute whole wheat flour in its place.

from: Emergency Food in a Nutshell, Probert & Harkness



by Janice R.