Milk & honey casserole bread

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Milk
1 tablespoon Salt
2 packs Yeast
4 cups Flour
½ cup Shortening
2 teaspoons Sugar
2 eaches Eggs (lightly beaten)
½ cup Honey
1 cup Warm water
1½ cup Whole wheat flour

Directions

Scald milk and remove from heat. Add shortening, honey and salt.

Stir to melt. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve 2 tsp. sugar in warm water.

Add yeast.

Let stand for 10 minutes. Add cooled milk mixture, eggs,whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour. Beat 2 minutes with mixer. With wooden spoon, add remaining to make sticky soft dough using your hands. Let stand for 1 hour. Punch down and turn into a 12 cup casserole or 2 smaller ones. Let rise again 1 hour. Bake in 375 degree oven, 45 minutes for small casseroles and 1 hour for larger one. Cool on racks.

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