Hearty and Fiber-Full Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

So, since so many have been asking for my bread recipe, here it is:

Whole Wheat (Heavy) Bread

Ingredients:

7.5 cups of whole wheat flour

2.5 cups of water

4 tea spoons of dry yeast

2 tea spoons of salt

4 tea spoons of sugar

And then whatever you want to add to your bread. We use:

-Oatmeal

-Flaxseed

-Sunflower seeds

-Fennel seeds

Pretty much just add these ingredients slowly until it’s evenly mixed in the dough. Use your best judgment.

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 340 degrees.

Use a large bowl that you can use to mix all the ingredients in as you go along.

In this bowl, mix a half cup of water with the yeast, salt and sugar. Set this on top of the oven as it heats up. Let it sit for about ten minutes to help activate the yeast.

Then, add the flour and about one and half cups of water. Mix the dough together with your hands and knead it slowly. Add he last cup of water as you go. The goal is to get a soft dough that is well mixed. (You may need to add a little extra water as you go. Just add it slowly so as not to have a runny dough.)

Finally, add your mix-ins (oatmeal, flaxseed, seeds, etc). Once it is well mixed and kneaded, set it on the warm stove, cover with a cloth, and let the dough rise for about 40 minutes.

Knead the dough again and then form into a loaf shape. Place the loaf in a well greased tall (2” or more high) baking dish or large loaf pan if you have one. We use a large lasagna baking dish. Score the top of the loaf to prevent / limit cracking.

Bake for an hour and 20 minutes.