Fantastic Bread

~ Whole Wheat White or Cracked Wheat Bread ~

~ Your Choice ~

Recipe via Karen Oviatt

Combine:
     7 cups water
     4 TBSP melted lard, oil or melted butter
     1 cup brown sugar (molasses or honey) ~
     (I used ½ cup molasses & ½ cup honey)

Beat in until nice and smooth:
     8 cups flour

Option ~ Allow mixture to sponge ~ 45 minutes

Dissolve and let rise:
     3 TBSP yeast
     ¾ cup water
     ¾ - 1 tsp sugar

Beat well:
     4 eggs
Add
     yeast mixture to first mixture ~ beat in
Add the
     4 beaten eggs
Add: (optional ~ any combination)
     I cup ground flax seed
     1 cup millet
     1 cup sunflower seeds
     2 cups 7-grain cereal
     ½ cup oatmeal
Add:
     2 TBSP salt (with 6th cup flour)
     approx 12 cups flour (substitute brown for white or half / half or cracked wheat and white)

***(I ground 10 cups wheat = 16 c ww flour ~ 4 c white flour ~ 1 c millet ~ 1 c flax ~ 1 c sunflower)

Knead for 10 minutes
Let raise 1 ½ hours ~
Punch down ~
Rise for 1 hour
Put in pans and let raise again (1 hour)
Bake 10 minutes @ 400* ~ then turn heat down to 375* and bake for 30 minutes ~ Delicious!!!