Mom’s Whole-Wheat Bread

• 份量: 2 Loaves
• 活動時間: 45 Minutes
• 總時間: 3 Hours and 45 Minutes

食材

1 package active dry yeast or

1 cake compressed yeast

¼ cup water

2½ cups hot water

½ cup brown sugar

3 teaspoons salt

¼ cup shortening

3 cups stirred whole-wheat flour

5 cups sifted all-purpose white flour

步驟

Soften active dry yeast in ¼ cup warm water (110°) or compressed yeast in ¼ cup lukewarm water (85°). Combine hot water, sugar, salt, and shortening; cool to lukewarm.

Stir in whole-wheat flour and 1 cup of the white flour; beat well. Stir in softened yeast. Add enough of remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Turn out on a lightly floured surface; knead till smooth and satiny (10 to 12 minutes).

Shape dough in a ball; place in lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1½ hours). Punch down. Cut in 2 portions; shape each in smooth ball. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.

Shape in loaves; place in greased 8½x 42x2½-inch loaf dishes. Let rise till double (about 1¼ hours).

Bake in moderate oven (375°) about 45 minutes. Cover with foil last 20 minutes, if necessary. Makes 2 loaves.