Cracked Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups cracked wheat
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• water
• 1 egg
• cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 boil water (you'll need 2 cups).
• 2 in a large bowl, mix cracked wheat, salt, honey and butter.
• 3 add 2 cups of boiling water to above ingredients; set aside.
• 4 mix yeast and 1/2 c warm water. let rise.
• 5 when the yeast has risen and the cracked wheat mixture has cooled to room temperature, then combine the two mixtures (yeast and cracked wheat).
• 6 stir in 1 1/2 c flour and 3-4 c whole wheat flour. note: dough will be stiff, knead in the last cup by hand.
• 7 place in greased bowl, cover and let rise until double (about 90 minutes).
• 8 grease cookie sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal; set aside.
• 9 mix 1 egg and about 2 t water until smooth; set aside.
• 10 after the dough has risen, shape into two loaves (i prefer four--do what works for you!), place on greased/cornmeal-ed cookie sheet.
• 11 paint with egg wash.
• 12 make three slashes on the top of each loaf.
• 13 let rise until double in size (about 30 minutes to an hour).
• 14 bake at 350 degrees f for 30 - 35 minutes until golden.