Wonderful Bread

I tried a new recipe for bread today.  It turned out soft and tasty.  I am definitely using it again.

Here is the recipe.

Honey-Whole Wheat Bread

2 pkg. active dry yeast or I used a jar of yeast and 4 1/2 tsp. worked for me.

1/2 cup warm water

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup shortening

1 T. salt

1 3/4 cups warm water

3 cups whole wheat flour

2 cups white flour

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water in large mixing bowl.  Stir in honey, shortening, salt, 1 3/4 cups warm water and the whole wheat flour.  Beat until smooth.  Mix in enough all-purpose flour to make dough east to handle.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.  Place in a grease bowl, turn greased side up.  Cover; let rise in warm place until double; about 1 hour.

Punch down dough, divide into halves.  Flatten each half with hands or rolling pin into rectangle.  18X9 inches.  Roll up tightly, beginning at one of the open ends. Flip both ends under and placed into greased bread pan.

Let rise until double-about an hour.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake until the loaves are golden and they sound hollow when tapped.  30 to 40 minutes.  Pull out and rub a stick of margarine over the top to coat with margarine.