Whole Wheat Bread

½ cup warm water
2 Tbsp. yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
5 cup hot water
7 cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup oil
¾ cup honey or sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
5 to 6 cups whole wheat flour

Mix yeast, warm water, and sugar and set in a warm place. Combine 5 cups with whole wheat flour, oil, honey and salt. Mix well. Add yeast mixture and remaining flour. Knead 10 minutes. Let rise until double.

Push down then divide dough into equal portions and shape into loaves. Place into greased loaf pans. Let rise only 1/2 (approximately even with the top of pan)

Bake 350° for 40 minutes. Makes 6-8 loaves.