Aunt Ronda's Bread

Part Whole Wheat Bread

6 ½ C. water

1 C. powdered milk

1/3 C. sugar

3 T. shortening

2 T. salt

3 T. yeast

5-6 C. freshly ground whole wheat flour

About 8 C. white flour

Mix water and powdered milk or use regular milk. Add sugar, shortening, and salt. Heat the mixture until warm on a stove or in a microwave. (it is about 4 minutes in my microwave) Add the whole wheat flour, yeast, and white flour, making sure the temperature is appropriate for the yeast. Knead in mixer about 7 minutes. Let rise until double. Form into 6 loaves. Let rise again. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Quick 100% whole wheat Bread

9 C. whole wheat flour

2 T. yeast

1/3 C. gluten (optional)

vitamin C tablet, crushed, about 250 mg. (optional) (I use ½ tablet of my 500 mg vit C tablet)

4 C. warm water

1/3 C. oil

1 T. salt

½ C. honey or sugar

Place 6 C. fresh flour in mixer bowl. Add dry yeast, gluten, and vitamin C. Pulse to mix. Add water all at once and mix 1 minute. Cover the bowl and let the dough sponge for 10-15 minutes. The yeast will cause the batter to begin to rise in the bowl. Add the oil, honey, and salt. Turn on the mixer and add remaining flour until dough forms a ball and cleans the sides of the mixer. Knead 7-10 minutes. Preheat oven to 150 degrees. Shape the dough into 4 loaf pans using oil on hands to work dough. Turn off oven. Place in oven until dough doubles and fills the pans. (About 20 minutes). Leaving bread in oven, turn oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 30- 35 minutes.