Best Bread

In my bid to learn new skills I have taken on baking. I am limited on my time and resources-not to mention kitchen supplies. Thus I try to find things that are easy and foolproof (trying to build confidence). I can honestly say I have found the best bread recipe. The Grant Loaf is super simple and came out fantastic the first time. It only takes an hour to go from ingredients to full loaf. (Sorry the picture is so bad it is from my phone)

Here is the recipe:

5 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp. salt

1 packet or 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast

1 tablespoon honey

2 ½ cups tepid water

Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and mix well with your hand. Mix in yeast.

Use your hand to make a hollow in the center of the flour. Add the honey and water to the hollow.

Mix the flour into the liquid with your hand, then mix well for one minute, moving the dough from the sides of the bowl into the center. Mix one more minute until the dough feels very slippery and elastic and comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl.

Lift the dough into a large loaf pan and smooth the surface with a plastic spatula. Cover loosely with a clean, damp dish towel. Leave in a warm spot for 30 to 40 minutes or until the dough rises to within ½ inch of the top of the pan.

While dough rises, heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake loaf for 35 to 40 minutes.

To test doneness, remove the pan from the oven and remove the loaf from the pan. Tap the loaf underneath. A hollow sound indicates the loaf is done.

Transfer to a wire rack until cold

Best eaten within four days or freeze for up to one month.

Enjoy!