Whole Wheat Slicing Loaf

Preparation info
  • Makes

    three

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

The smell of this bread baking will remind you of your childhood (or perhaps adult) visits to historical sites or pioneer villages, where they recreate a hearth kitchen. This is the perfect bread for toasted tomato sandwiches or a slathering of jam.

Ingredients

2½ cups | 625

Method

Stir water, skim milk powder, yeast and honey together and let sit 5 minutes. Stir in flours and salt. If using a stand-up mixer, knead with a dough hook for 8 minutes on medium-low speed, and if kneading by hand, knead for 12 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft-free place to rise for an hour.

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