Easiest Whole Wheat Bread

Here's a new recipe for whole wheat bread.  I"ve tried several now, and this one works well with my kitchen aid.  My friend told me the key is to keep the dough warm from start to finish.  Also, I have tried whole wheat bread with flour from the store and it doesn't compare with using fresh ground wheat.

Easiest Whole Wheat Bread

4 (8x4)loaves

7 c. ww flour
2/3 c. gluten flour
2.5 T. Yeast
5 C. Steaming Tap water
2 T. Salt
2/3 C. oil
2/3 C. honey or 1/2 c. sugar
2.5T. bottled lemon juice
5 C. WW flour

Mix together the first three ingredients in a mixer with dough hook.  Add water all at once and mix for one minute (on level 1 with kitchen aid); cover and let rest for 10 minutes.

Add salt, oil, honey, and lemon juice and beat for one minute.  Add last flour, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup.  Beat for about 10 minutes until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  This makes a very soft dough.

Preheat over for 1  minute to lukewarm and turn off.  Turn dough onto oiled countertop, divide, shape into leaves and place into oiled bread pans.  Let rise in warn over for 30 minutes.  Leave bread in oven, turn oven on to bake at 350 and bake for 30 minutes.

Notes:  with fresh ground wheat, you don't need to add oil.  You also don't need to add lemon juice- it is a dough enhancer.