Whole Wheat Bread
Philadelphia Orchestra Cookbook
The Committee
Yield: Two 3½-inch x 7½-inch loaves

1 package dry yeast
¼ cup warm water
½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. salt
1 cup boiling water
¾ cup cold water
4 cups whole wheat flour
about 1½ cups white bread flour, enough to make a stiff dough,

Soften yeast in warm water. Combine sugar, butter, salt and boiling water in a large bowl. Add cold water and dissolved yeast. Add 4 cups whole wheat flour and the white bread flour to make a stiff dough. Knead on a lightly floured board until smooth and satiny. Let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1½ hours. Punch down and let rise again about 30 minutes. Divide into 2 loaves; place in buttered pans and let rise until double. Bake in a moderate 350o oven, 50 to 60 minutes, until loaves thump hollow and are done. Remove from pans immediately.
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