Whole Grain Bread Recipe ⤍ Whole Wheat Bread II

Slightly sweet whole wheat bread. Use stone ground flour if available. This is a very big recipe, you may want to divide it in half.

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup shortening
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 6 cups bread flour
• 6 cups whole wheat flour

Cooking Directions

1. Dissolve brown sugar in 1 cup hot water. Add shortening, and stir to melt. Let cool.
2. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 4 cups warm water. Add white sugar, salt, and bread flour. Beat well. Stir in shortening mixture. Stir in enough whole wheat flour to make a stiff but not dry dough.
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a large, well oiled bowl. Cover, and allow to rise until dough doubles in bulk.
4. Divide dough into four equal parts. Shape into loaves. Place in greased, 9 x 5 inch pans, turning each loaf over in pan to grease top. Allow to rise until dough doubles in bulk.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

• calories86.2
• carbohydrateContent16.6 g
• fatContent1.7 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent2.2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.4 g
• sodiumContent196 mg
• sugarContent5.5 g