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| Whole Wheat Honey Bread ~ fresh from the oven! |
"For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land...a land of wheat and barley...a land of olive oil and honey..a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness. Then shalt thou bless the Lord thy God." Deuteronomy 8:7-10
Whole Wheat Bread. It's delicious, healthy, and worthwhile to make. It's not exactly easy, but if you have the right equipment, ingredients, and a little time, you can do it. It takes about 3 hours to make 10 loaves.
I first learned how to make bread when I was just ten years old. I have made dozens of batches since then (and, yes, there were those two times when I forgot the salt :o !!!). The wholesome ingredients of this recipe make soft, delicious slices of bread that you will consume quickly. (Believe me!)
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| The bosch mixer does a lot of the work for me! A mixer like this is essential for bread-making (in my opinion). |
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| First ingredients: olive oil, honey, hot water, and yeast - mixed together. |
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| While the yeast is rising, I grind the wheat. |
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Hard white wheat, and hard red wheat.
If you want a softer dough, you can substitute a little bit of soft white wheat. |
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| The ultramill is grinding the wheat! |
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| It's loud, folks :) |
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It finished grinding. The wheat is now soft, warm flour.
The warmness of the newly-ground flour makes the yeast rise more easily. |
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| 15 mins. after combining, the yeast looks like this. It has risen quite a bit, and is now ready for the flour. |
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| Add the salt (note: DO NOT FORGET THE SALT!!), and then the flour - a little bit at a time. |
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| Mixing in some more flour. |
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| All mixed together now. I let the Bosch knead the dough for a minute or two. |
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| I put a little olive oil on my Crofton mat. You can do this on the counter without the mat too. |
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| I put the bread on the counter. |
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| Than I knead it for a couple minutes. |
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| I cover it with a towel to keep it warm, and then let it rise. |
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| 15-20 minutes later, it is ready to be divided. |
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| I divide it into five equally sized pieces. |
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| I spray the bread pans with non-stick spray. |
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| I knead the loaves, one at a time and put them in the pans. |
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I put them on the stove and cover them with a towel.
The oven's heat helps the loaves rise. |
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| rising... |
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| ...and rising. Twenty minutes later, they are ready to be baked. |
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| I put them on a middle rack in the oven at 350 degrees. |
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| 20 minutes later, I switch the pans around (compare with above picture), so they will bake evenly . |
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10-12 more minutes, and they are done baking.
At this point, your house smells REALLY good :)! |
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| I take them out of the oven... |
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...and immediately remove them from the pans.
I love fresh-from-the-oven slices of bread covered with butter and honey! |
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I put them in bags, and immediately stick them in the freezer, (I leave one loaf out).
Since I put them in bags, and freeze them so quickly, they retain their moisture, which keeps them moist and soft! |
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| Sometimes I'll divide one of the loaves, and make two pizza crusts. |
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Homemade bread, homegrown tomatoes, and homegrown goat milk :) makes for a delicious and healthy meal!! And to know that you made the bread, planted and picked the tomatoes, and milked the goats, gives you a satisfied feeling.
If you would like this bread recipe, email me at moriefamily@gmail.com. You can do this by going to the "Contact" page.
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