Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 3 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unprocessed natural bran
  • 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons cracked wheat
  • 2 cups stone ground whole wheat flour
  • 2 -3 cups white flour
  • 2 tablespoons wheat gluten (to lighten the texture a little)

Method

  • Mix all non-flour ingredients except butter. Beat in the whole wheat flour. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
  • Add white flour until you have a workable dough. Place in a warm buttered bowl, turning the dough to coat all sides. Cover and let rise until doubled (about an hour).
  • Punch dough down and let it rest for 10 minutes. Brush your bread pan with melted butter. Put dough into pan and let rise about 45 minutes.
  • Bake at 375 for 3-45 minutes. (If you have a meat thermometer, bread is done when the inside is 180 degrees.).
  • To cut for sandwiches, let it sit until the next day; it's much easer to slice then!