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Whole Wheat Bread
Whole Wheat Bread-4 Loaves
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Let It Rise
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 45 mins
 
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 one-pound loaves
Author: Linda Loosli
Ingredients
  • 3 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup or so of honey
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon SAF Instant Yeast
  • 1 tablespoon dough enhancer
  • 1 tablespoon wheat gluten
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 7-8 cups whole wheat flour
Instructions
  1. Start adding the ingredients in the order shown above with one exception into your mixing bowl…start with 7 cups of flour and slowly add more flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. I use a Bosch Mixer. I grew up making bread without a mixer. It can be done by hand. I grew up letting my bread rise twice so I still do that. Old habits are hard to break!

    I mix it for 10 minutes in my Bosch. Cover with greased plastic wrap until it doubles in size. Punch down and form dough into four one-pound loaves. I let the dough rise one more time with greased plastic wrap. Bake the bread at 350 degrees for 27-30 minutes. If your pans are larger you will bake your bread longer. You will love making whole wheat bread, I promise!!