I shared this in our Joyous Home/Bosch group and thought I'd share it here as well:)  Blessings, Theresa

Wheat bread is never going to a 'Wonder Bread' type  food. As I was pinching the done bread I realized it was as soft and wonderful as it was going to get.

Whole grains contain the bulk of what these commerical mills are stripping away, the bran and germ. The germ is heavy because it contains oil.  Equally, the bran contains that wonderful fiber that has to be heavy so it works properly. God knew what we needed!

That light bread at store, so squishy and tender is so EMPTY! We don't want our bread empty! We want it full.  Light bread is really dead.  Have you heard that?  That doesn't go just for color but for weight.  Wheat bread does not have to be heavy or dense.  It takes bread making practice, but soon you will reap the blessings of the hard work in your creations.
For lightness, sponging your mix for at least 45 minutes, if you have time, has  made our bread come out so much nicer and higher!

Here's a recipe.  I have been using leftovers for making bread.  I made sweet potatoes in the pressure cooker for my video yesterday so I used them.  I'm going to have a little 'leftover' section in my cookbook.   If you try this let me know.  I'd love your feedback.

Sweet Potato Spelt

Sponge this part together for at least 30 minutes or longer, it should be bubbling, if it gets too high, jog it down.  It will rise right back up! (This has to be my favorite part of bread making.  I love to watch it come alive!)

 3 cups warm water
 4 cups Spelt
 2 1/2 Tb. yeast
 1 Tb. gluten
 3 Tb. tofu powder (optional)
 3 Tb. dough enhancer
 1/2 cup maple syrup
 1/4 cup grapeseed oil

This is a sponge! :)  A lovely one too!

Heat together and add:
1 1/2 cups of milk, 1/2 stick butter, 2 Tb. real salt
Now add 1 1/2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes.

Start adding hard white wheat until the bowl starts to clean.
Knead for 5 minutes if using a Bosch; with other mixers you will
have to judge the knead by doing a gluten stretch.  You can make 11 large hamburger rolls and 20 hot dog buns or just 5 loaves of bread with this.  Bake at 375 for 28 minutes or until brown and hollow sounding when tapped.

Ripe For Harvest; Copyright 2007 (For your personal use only)

Our new book is due in my house tomorrow:)  Baby's First Foods, A Mother's Guide to Whole Grains and Family Nourishment.  I'm very excited but am so nervous about opening the book to see what it really looks like! 

Baby's First Grains