Basic Whole Wheat Sweet Dough

I created this recipe in order to have a very low sodium, whole wheat sweet dough for my favorite cinnamon rolls. It will work for other sweet rolls and sweet breads, too. Whole Wheat Super Cinnamon Rolls is how I make my cinnamon rolls.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 18

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups  lukewarm water
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  softened unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 cup gluten flour (such as "Do-pep")
• 3 -3 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• 1⁄4 cup whole wheat flour, to dust the board when rolling out dough

Directions

1. Add first 6 ingredients in the order listed, to bread machine and process on dough setting. (During the first 5-10 minutes, if dough is sticky, add more whole wheat flour a teaspoonful at a time. Or, if dough is dry, add more water a teaspoonful at a time.).
2. Ater bread machine beeps that it's done (approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes), remove from bread pan onto lightly floured board, using from reserved 1/4 cup flour to dust the board as needed to keep from sticking.
3. Divide dough in half, and continue with your favorite sweet bread, roll or cinnamon rolls recipe. Repeat with second half of dough. (Bake according to your recipe's instructions.).