Ingredients

  • 4 12 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 12 cups milk, divided
  • 12 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 14 cup honey
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 12 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 12 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 12 cups white flour

Method

  • Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm milk in a large bowl.
  • Stir in the rest of the milk, orange juice, apple juice, salt, vegetable oil, honey, and egg.
  • Mix orange rind, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, and ginger into whole wheat flour, and add mixture to liquid ingredients; stir.
  • Stir in white flour gradually, until dough becomes difficult to stir.
  • Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead 10 minutes, adding only as much flour as needed to produce a dough that is smooth, elastic and just past the point of being sticky.
  • Put in a large oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk (about 1 hour).
  • Punch down, and divide in half to make 2 loaves.
  • Place loaves in well-greased 9"x5"x3" pans, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in volume (about 30 minutes).
  • Pre-heat oven to 350F (375 at 6000').
  • Bake bread in the center of the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until browned and hollow sounding when tapped (May have to cover with foil tent the last 10 minutes to prevent excessive browning).
  • Remove from pans and place on rack to cool.