Community Pick
Amish Soft Honey Whole Wheat Bread
photo by Ash M.
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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3 loaves
- Serves:
- 60
ingredients
- 3 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- 3 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup honey
- 3⁄4 cup Crisco (I use butter flavored)
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 11 -12 cups whole wheat flour
- 4 tablespoons wheat gluten (optional)
directions
- Mix water with yeast and sugar and let sit until foamy (about 10 minutes). In the meanwhile, put the 3 eggs (in the shell) in a bowl of hot water (to bring the eggs to room temperature).
- Put flour, salt, and gluten in bowl.
- Pour in yeast mixture and stir until combined. Add in honey, eggs, and crisco until combined, scraping sides. (I usually use an egg beater for this).
- Add more wheat flour and knead until smooth.
- Let set in warm place for about an hour until double in size.
- Divide into 3 loaves. Let rise again in warm place until doubled (about 1-1/2 hours).
- Bake as regular bread (I bake about 35 minutes at 375 or until the interior of the bread is 190 degrees using electric thermometer if you have one).
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Fantastic!! Soft, tasty, perfect!! I followed the recipe almost exactly. I did use butter instead of shortening and I also added 1 cup of Flax meal and I kneaded sunflower seeds into the dough. Baked for 30min and it turned out beautiful. Perfect for everyday bread. So soft and tasty. I will never buy bread again. Thank you so much!
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This is a great bread. It baked up tall, light in texture, and what is yummier than fresh bread? In fact it was so yummy that I didn't get a photo because I was outside for about 15 mins while it was cooling and the 3 guys decided that they would help out by doing taste tests for the review. There is about 1/2 of a warm loaf left that has been mercilessly carved. There are also traces of peanut, butter and honey on the counter as well as smiles on 3 faces. I think it's well qualified for the 5 star rating. Sorry, no pic.
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Fantastic!! Soft, tasty, perfect!! I followed the recipe almost exactly. I did use butter instead of shortening and I also added 1 cup of Flax meal and I kneaded sunflower seeds into the dough. Baked for 30min and it turned out beautiful. Perfect for everyday bread. So soft and tasty. I will never buy bread again. Thank you so much!
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