Whole Wheat Bread
(Thomas Bell)
4 cups scalded milk
1 cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup blackstrap molasses
⅔ cup honey
12 to 13 cups whole wheat flour
1 Tbsp. salt
4 Tbsp. yeast
Put salt in bowl. Add milk. Add oil, honey, molasses and mix well. Add 4 cups flour and mix. Add dry yeast and mix. Let set for 30 minutes, then work in rest of flour. Knead thoroughly about 10 minutes. Put in greased bowl and turn over.
Cover and let rise 1 hour. Punch down and divide into 3 or 4 loaves. Place each loaf in greased loaf pan, cover and let rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour until double.
Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Brush top with milk during last 5 minutes. Makes 3 or 4 loaves.