Mom's Whole Wheat Bread

5.5 cups of water AS HOT AS IT COMES FROM THE TAP (original recipe said 6 but both Shelley and Jessica put in a little less as it would always take too much flour to get it to the right consistency)
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup brown sugar or honey
2 Tablespoons salt
2 heaping Tablespoons gluten flour
2 heaping Tablespoons milk powder
2 Tablespoons Instant Yeast (I use SAF instant yeast) (If you use a different brand of INSTANT
Yeast, you will need to use 3 tablespoons.)
12-16 cups of whole wheat flour

Put hot water in mixer. Add oil, brown sugar or honey, salt and 8 cups of the flour. Mix. Add gluten flour, milk powder and yeast. Mix. Slowly add the rest of the flour until the bread dough pulls away from the bowl (usually about 14 cups of flour). Knead for approximately 8 minutes.

Form into four loaves. Place into greased pans. Cover with plastic wrapped sprayed with Pam to keep from sticking. Place in warm oven (140 degreess) to rise about 30 minutes or until double in size. Without moving bread, turn oven to 350 for 30 minutes. When take bread out of oven, turn it out of pan onto a cooling rack and brush top with butter, if desired.

ENJOY!!!

Feel free to call me with any questions!