Delicious Half and Half Loaf Bread
 
 
This is our go-to bread recipe in our family. Delicious!
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1-1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 Tbsp. active dry yeast
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups freshly milled whole wheat AND 1-1/4 cups of all purpose flour (or freshly milled white flour)
  • ¼ cup vital wheat gluten
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 Tbsp. nonfat instant dry milk
  • 1 Tbsp. melted butter
  • 1 Tbsp. vinegar
Instructions
  1. In your mixing bowl, whisk together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Set mixture aside to stand for 5 minutes, allowing the yeast to proof. After 5 minutes, add the remainder of your ingredients and mix on low speed for 5-7 minutes until the dough has cleaned the sides of the mixing bowl. If your dough is too wet, mix in small amounts of flour until it is no longer sticky. If your dough is too dry, mix in small amounts of water until it is no longer dry. Once the dough is thoroughly mixed, remove the bowl from the mixer, over with a clean kitchen towel, and set in a warm location to rise for 1-1/2 hours.
  2. After 1-1/2 hours, punch down your dough and knead for 2-3 minutes. Roll your dough out into a rectangle, roughly 8x12 inches. Roll the short side until your dough is completely rolled up, then pinch the dough together at the seam. Pull top of each end of the dough and tuck it underneath each end and pinch to close. Set your dough into a greased bread pan (I use a 9 x 5-1/2 x 2-1/2" pan, greased with butter), and allow to rise for 30-45 minutes, or until the dough is a nice round mound and fills up your bread pan.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes 1 loaf.
Notes
(For a photo tutorial of the breadmaking process, click here.)
Recipe by Grain Mill Wagon at https://www.grainmillwagon.com/delicious-half-and-half-loaf-bread/