Three Loaves of Bread

This recipe came from a friend, who got it after being the camp cook of a pioneer reinactment weekend field trip for her daughters sixth grade class. She made our family a meal during a crisis period and this scrumptious bread accompanied it!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Yields: 3 loaves

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon fast rise yeast
• 2 1⁄2 cups warm water
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk, warmed
• 4  cups whole wheat flour
• 3  cups white flour (or more)

Directions

1. Disolve in a bowl; yeast in water Add and mix in oil and sugar.
2. Let rest 10 minute.
3. stir in milk.
4. mix ww flour and salt together.
5. slowly beat in ww flour to yeast mixture one cup at a time, beating till smooth. Beat in about one cup of the white flour or enough until it clumps together.
6. Turn onto board and knead till smooth adding remaining flour, up to 3 more cups, until its not sticky.
7. Cover and let rise until double.
8. Divide into three loaves.
9. Rise another 1/2- 1 hours.
10. Bake at 350 for 20 minute.
11. Dough may also be used for pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, and dinner rolls.
12. If you want to freeze dough, do so before second rising and then when ready to use, thaw and rise.