Makes 2 loaves.
2 1/2 cups of water
1 1/2 tbs of yeast
6 cups of whole wheat flour
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup of honey
2 1/2 tsp salt
Add yeast, 2 cups of flour and warm water to a stand mixer. Make sure that your water is not hot but just luke warm to not kill the yeast. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer with a flat beater as the attachment and stirred the ingredients for 15 seconds. Let this sit for 20 minutes until the mix is "sponge like".
Add in the oil first, and then the honey and mix for a few seconds. Add in the rest of the ingredients; 4 cups of flour, and salt. Stir until dough becomes sticky, under 5 minutes. At this point, change the flat beater to the dough hook and bet for about 6 minutes. If the dough is still sticking to the sides of the bowl, you may need to sprinkle in more wheat.
Oil 2 9x5 bread pans with cooking spray covering all corners. Take dough out on a floured surface and split in half with a knife. Shape to length and size of the bread pan, gently rolling and pinching seems together. Place both "loaves in a warm place and let sit for 50 minutes, covering with a towel. This step took about 60 minutes for my loaves to rise above the sides of the bread pan.
Preheat the oven during the last 10 minutes of rising time. Place the pans on the same rack, cooking for 15 minutes. Rotate and flip the pans and place back in oven for another 15 minutes.
After 30 minutes the bread should be done! Take out of pans and let cool for about 10 minutes. Cut into thin or thick slices, I got about 14 slices from each loaf. I store my bread in old bread bags that bread comes in from the store. Perfect way to store them!
