Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

Recipe's from Shar are one of my very favorite things! Here's a link:

http://www.sharskitchen.com/recipes/recipe.php?id=166&rec_cat=bread

If you are missing any ingredients, such as the dough enhancer you can order products from her site as well.

Perfect Every Time!

Made from 100% fresh ground whole wheat!

Ingredients

6 cups warm water, approx. 115 degrees

2 tbs. Sea salt

2/3 cup canola oil

2/3 cup honey

3 tbs. Dough enhancer

2 cups high gluten bread flour or 1/3 cup vital wheat gluten

3 tbs. Saf instant yeast

6 to 8 cups of fresh ground flour (to begin with) (10 to 11 cups of un-ground grain will make enough flour for this recipe)

Directions

Use the momentary switch (m) to mix well. Turn the machine to speed 1 and continue to add wheat flour only until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. When you can see the sides pull clean as well as the dough coming clean from the bottom of the bowl you know you have enough flour. (do not add too much flour) the dough should be very sticky and does not come together at this point, but the bowl is clean.

Knead on speed 1 for 8-10 minutes or until the gluten has been developed. If you feel your dough is too dry, simply add a few tablespoons of water to moisten. (always pulling the sides clean) if dough starts sticking simply add a little white flour to take up the moisture. (remember your bosch has 700 watts of power and a reset button.)

Oil your hands, remove dough from mixer onto a slightly oiled counter, divide your dough with a dough divider into 4-5 large loaves depending on your pan size. (we like the 8 ½ by 4 ½” pan, and we usually get 5. However, because we never measure our flour exactly, sometimes we get 4 ~ it will depend on the weather and the climate outside.

Shape loaves, and place in a well greased or sprayed (pam) pan, never use oil. Cover with a dry towel and let rise until dough has risen double or approx. 2 inches above the rim of the pan. This will take from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the room temperature.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until the inside temp. is 200 degrees. An instant read thermometer is very useful in telling whether your bread is done. Tests after baking time is complete by taking bread out of its pan and pushing the thermometer into side or bottom of loaf. If not 200 degrees, place back in pan and bake another few minutes.

Cool on cooking racks before putting into bread bags. The bread can be frozen up to 30 days without freezer burn.

Enjoy!

Lemon Blueberry Bread

There are not many things that scream summer like lemons and blueberries! It is the height of fresh blueberry season. Pick up some blueberries at your local farmer's market or grocery store and surprise your family or a special friend with this most delicious treat!

Lemon Blueberry Bread

1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
6 Tbls. unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsps. grated lemon rind
½ cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries

Glaze:
3 Tbls. fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl and set aside. Beat butter with 1 cup sugar in second bowl. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each one. Add lemon rind. Next, add flour mixture, alternating with milk. Fold in blueberries. (Sprinkle small amount of flour of blueberries to prevent sinking to the bottom of the bowl.) Spoon batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake 325° F. for 1 hour 15 minutes or until pick inserted into center comes out clean. (If using a dark non-stick pan, cook time will be just over 1 hour). Place on wire rack to cool slightly. Bring lemon juice and 1/3 cup sugar to a boil. Pierce loaf and spoon mixture over loaf. Let stand in pan 1 hour to cool completely.

Pumpkin Bread

This is a simple recipe, and I dare you to send your Mamma's best to me...



Pumpkin Bread

3 1/2 c. flour
3 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. oil
2 c. pumpkin

With electric mixer, mix all ingredients together in mixing bowl until smooth. Divide batter into 2 bread loaf pans and bake at 350* for 50-60 min. or until cake tester comes out clean. Very easy and very delicious!! Great served warm or cool.