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Home made bread

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1-1/2 cups of whole wheat flour

3 tablespoon of vital wheat gluten

2 teaspoon of salt

1-1/2 cups of warm water, about 115 degrees F

2-1/4 teaspoon of active dry yeast mixed with 1 teaspoon of sugar

3 tablespoon of honey

3 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Preparation:

• In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the water and sprinkle the sugar over the yeast, allow it to sit for a few minutes before it blooms.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, add the flour, wheat flour, salt and wheat gluten, once the yeast mixture is ready, add it in with the dry ingredients along with the oil and honey, knead on medium speed for three to five minutes or until the mixture comes together in somewhat smooth dough.
• Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover and allow it to rise somewhere warm for one to two hours or until doubled in volume.
• Deflate the dough, place it on a lightly floured surface, knead it in a loaf, about the same size as a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan, then place it in the pan, lightly spray a piece of plastic wrap with non-stick spray or brush with oil and drape it oil side down n the dough, allow to rise for another hour or until it billows over the top of the pan quite a bit.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, when the dough is ready, bake for about 30 to 35 minutes. If the bread is getting too dark around the 25 minute mark, tent it with some foil as it conitnues to bake.
• Allow to cool completely before serving.

Important note: The bread comes out just as well if you don’t have gluten. Also you can reverse the proportion of maida and atta in the name of health.