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The Elliott Family
Mar. 4, 2008
Honey Bread
Well, I decided to treat us to some half white/half wheat bread today. This is a rare treat for us; we usually make only whole wheat. But my friend Erma gave me a cookbook from her Mennonite family, and I wanted to try this recipe, originally submitted by Mrs. Ivan Yoder (Esther):
Honey Bread
3 T. yeast
1 c. warm water
1 T. sugar
2 c. hot water
1/2 c. honey
1/2 c. brown sugar
4 tsp. salt
4 T. shortening
2 1/2 c. cool water
5 c. whole wheat flour
10 c. white flour
Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 T. sugar. Use hot water to dissolve honey, brown sugar, salt and shortening. Then add cool water. Add yeast water. Add whole wheat flour and 2 cups white flour; beat thoroughly with beater or mixer for 10 minutes. Add rest of flour; knead well. Let rise until double in bulk; knead again. Let rise again. Shape into loaves; put in bread pans and let rise. Bake at 325 for approximately 30 minutes. After bread has been baked, remove from pans. Yield 9 (1-pound) loaves.
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I didn't follow the recipe exactly. I used butter rather than shortening. I forgot to add the salt until I'd already started kneading it! Oops! Then, I didn't mix it quite like the recipe said, because it looked like a lot of extra steps to me. Also, I only let it rise once before shaping it. Finally, I made 4 larger loaves. Yummy bread, though!
~Anne |
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Mar. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I just signed up for your blog so its on my list to check when I have time to read blogs. Hopefully, I can keep up with your life better this way and we can talk more! Love to come over for some for some bread though!