Easy whole wheat sandwhich bread

For this recipe you only need your hands to 

hold the wooden spoon. 

Trust me. 

Now relax and keep reading...

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I am not a food junkie, nor a "granola" kind of person (nothing wrong if you are),

 but I like real food.

By real, I mean the least processed. 

Hard White Wheat that I buy in bulk (50lb)

I want to be able to read the ingredients on a food label, 

you know, things like milk, flour, sugar, butter...and so on.

Unfortunately even organic food can have ingredients 

I can't read out loud, and organic does not necessarily means NOT processed.

One of the things I wanted for a long time was a grain mill. 

I knew I needed something that got the job done fast and that needed to last a long(er) time. 

Those qualifications meant paying a higher price for a quality small appliance, but that would pay off in the long run anyway. I kept looking, comparing prices and hoping the right deal would come along.

A couple of months passed, until I found this

 Wonder Mill on Amazon. 

Used, like new condition. 

I had a gift card for Amazon and my out of pocket was going to be $50, compared to $240+. 

Not too shabby!

I jumped on the deal and order it right away. A week passed, and I received the package in the mail. 

I was SO excited. I plugged it in, and nothing. Did not make any noise, nothing. Dead. I was furious sad to say the least! 
Called the seller and he apologized and

sent me in the mail a BRAND NEW Wonder Mill.

Now that $50 was the best money I have ever spent! 

This bad boy comes with a lifetime warranty!

It has been almost 2 years since I bought my Wonder Mill, and I have to say I have grinded 100lb +- of wheat. 

That equals a lot of bread, pizza, pasta and bakery products.

Ok, on to this sandwich bread recipe.

I have tried numerous bread recipes and have come to love and perfect two of those.

This one is for an all American sandwich bread, 

the soft kind!

Ingredients

3 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoons salt
1 Tb active dry yeast
2 cups warm water
2 Tablespoons agave syrup or maple syrup

Makes one large loaf.
If you double the recipe bake it in 3 pans to prevent overflowing

Directions

In a large mixing bowl whisk together the whole wheat flour, salt, and yeast.

Add the water and maple syrup to the bowl, and mix with a wooden spoon until smooth (a couple of minutes). 

                        

 The dough should be wet and sticky!

Cover the bowl with a plastic bag and let it rise about 1 hour. 

(I use shower caps, that I buy for $1 -pack of 15- at the $tree)

Mix the dough again with the wooden spoon for 30 seconds, and allow it to rise once more, covered, at room temperature for another hour.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir the dough one last time and pour it in lightly oiled loaf pan.  

Let sit covered with a plastic bag for about 30 minutes leaving room under the plastic bag so the dough can rise.

This dough has a high water content, so put a cookie sheet under the loaf pan, in case it spills over. During baking, the dough will rise a little more.
Bake for 45 minutes.

Remove the bread from the loaf pan after it has cooled off a bit, and wait until completely cool before slicing.



I know, It's painful since your kitchen is now smelling like a bakery!


Now you can finally touch your bread and eat it!

I usually double this recipe and slice one loaf to put in the freezer to use later on.
Happy baking!




Stay frugal,


Daniela

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