1 1/4 cup of Hot Water
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. honey
2 tsp. instant yeast
4-5 cups Hard White Whole Wheat Flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. lecithin

Combine water, milk, yeast, oil, honey. Add flour and salt. Stir until well mixed. Knead just slightly (about 5 minutes) to make smooth ball. Let rise until double. Turn dough onto a generously floured working with just enough to make dough workable. Divide in half. Roll into rectangle and then roll each side tightly, tucking under the ends. Place on a greased baking sheet or french bread pan. (I used a nonstick, pizza pan with holes in it.) Let rise until double. Bake at 400 (375 if using dark pan) for 25-30mins. May glaze with with slightly beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds the last 5 minutes of baking.

My notes- Right before I slid the bread in the oven I took a large steak knife and cut 3 slashes across the bread. When I glazed with the egg, I sprinkled the loaves with Italian herb seasoning.

I have not tasted it  yet but it is beautiful bread! We are having some of our very special friends over for supper tonight and I think it will go well with the rest of our meal. Think Italian!