Ron's Whole Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons crisco
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/8 cups warm water (2 tbsp= 1/8 cup)
• 3 cups white bread flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast

Recipe

• 1 add the first six ingredients, cream of tartar, sugar, salt, crisco, egg and milk to the bread pan.
• 2 next add warm (not hot) water
• 3 mix your white and whole wheat flour together and gently pour on top water.
• 4 make a small indentation in the center of the flour and add your yeast.
• 5 add pan to bread machine and process on dough cycle.
• 6 remove from bread machine after completing cycle and shape in to loaf and place in lightly oiled bread pan.
• 7 cover with light dish towel and let raise in a draft free warm area until double in size.
• 8 gently brush top with milk and place in 350 degree preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 9 since most ovens vary in heat it may take a little longer to reach the golden brown stage.
• 10 lightly brush top with oleo or butter while still hot.
• 11 if you mix by hand, let dough raise until it doubles then punch down and place in bread pans following the above instructions.