Whole Wheat Bread

Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients:
½ cup warm water 1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons sugar 4 tablespoons molasses
2 packages yeast 1 tablespoon salt
¾ cup shortening (I use Crisco) 4 cups whole wheat flour
4 cups warm water 8 cups white bread flour

Directions:
Mix ½ cup warm water, 2 tsp. sugar, and yeast. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix together
shortening, 4 cups warm water, 1 cup sugar, molasses, and salt. Add yeast mixture, then
flours. Work dough well. Put in a warm place to raise ½ hour. Knead down. Let dough raise
another 45 minutes. Knead down. Let raise another 45 minutes. Shape into bread loaves.
Put into greased (sprayed) bread pans. Should make six small loaves. Don't make large
loaves. Let raise approx. 1½ hours. Bake 350º (preheated oven) for about 40 minutes.
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