Home-Style Honey Wheat Bread

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Ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm milk (about 110 degrees F.)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 to 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups stone ground whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil or butter
• Melted butter, or egg glaze

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast with the milk and honey in a large mixing bowl; let it proof until foamy. Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour,salt and cooking oil; beat until smooth.Stir in remaining flour, 1cup at a time, to make a firm dough.
2. Turn out onto a lightly floured board; coverand let rest 10 minutes. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking, about 10 minutes.
3. Place in a greasedbowl and turn to coat the surface. Cover and let rise in a warm,draft-freeplace until doubled in bulk (about1-1/2 to2 hours).
4. Punch down the dough. Sprinkle bottom of the cloche dish with wheat germ. Shape dough into a round loaf and place it in the center of the cloche dish.
5. Cover with cloche lid and let rise in awarm,draft-free place until doubled in bulk (about1hour). Brush with melted butter or egg glaze. Bake in an oven preheated to 375 degrees F. for 40 to 45 minutes, until loaf sounds hollow when tapped (remove cover for last 10 minutes of baking). Allow to cool on a wire rack.

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