• 5 cups warm water
• 1 cup brown sugar or honey
• 2/3 cup olive or vegetable oil
• 6 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup wheat gluten
• 1½ t. sea salt
• 1/3 cup lecithin, granulated or liquid
• 3 Tbls. yeast
• 5 cups white flour
• 1 cup grain, seed and nut mix (optional)

Mix warm water, yeast, oil, and brown sugar.

Add whole wheat flour, gluten, sea salt and lecithin. Mix thoroughly.

At this point, I begin adding the white flour, one cup at a time. Humidity has a dramatic effect on bread dough, so the required amount of flour will vary based on that. I continue adding flour to the dough as the mixer is going. At the moment when the dough begins to pull cleanly away from the sides of the bowl, (The sides of the bowl will be completely clean, no dough sticking.) I stop adding flour.

Add the grain, seed and nut mix, if desired. I use the Harvest Grain mix from King Arthur Flour. The bread is just as wonderful without it, but I am a texture fanatic and I love what the seeds and grain add to this delicious bread.

Once, you have added the grain, set your kitchen timer for 7 minutes and let the Bosch do the kneading for you. If you are mixing and kneading by hand, you will want to knead this for about 10 minutes.

Turn dough into a large, well-greased bowl. Cover with a warm, damp tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size.

Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide into 4 equal portions. Shape into loaves and place in greased loaf pans. Cover with warm, damp tea towel and allow to rise until doubled.

Bake in 350° oven for 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when the top is thumped. It will be hard to buy a loaf at the store after you taste this yummy bread! Enjoy!