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11-07 Great Grandma Anderson's wheat bread

I have very fond memories of escaping from campus and spending the weekend with Grandma A.
Her dinners were so delicious to me after weeks of being on my own and having no cooking skills.
After dinner she would serve her home-canned fruit and/or juice. I have never tasted better, the cherries and grape juice in particular. As she was very into nutrition, she would be proud of how healthy I eat now!

After I was married, Grandma gave me her wheat bread recipe (another of my favorite things to eat at her house with homemade jam and butter) She altered her favorite recipe so it only made 2 loaves as she used to make many at a time. It was thoughtful of her as I needed very basic instructions at the time. In her words:

Heat to scalding temp. 2 1/2 c water* or part water and milk. Add 4 T butter or shortening, 1/3 c brown sugar or part honey. When liquid is lukewarm, beat into it - 5 c whole wheat flour, 1 pkg. yeast, 1 T salt and *if using all water, add 1/2 c powdered milk. Let raise until about twice volume (warm temp) in warm room. Beat in 2 c white flour (use large spoon to beat in flour) adding gradually more (of the 2 c) until dough consistency. Let raise again until double in bulk. To form into loaves, you may need to knead it on floured surface but try not to add too much flour. You may use shortening on surface and hands in forming the loaves. Kneading makes bread a nice texture. Let loaves raise again where warm 30-40 minutes. Bake 350 degrees 45-50 minutes.

The first time I made them, they turned out great! I was so proud, thanks Grandma!
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