Ingredients: 6 cups warm water 2/3 cup honey 2/3 cup oil 12-16 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten 2 tablespoons dough enhancer 2 tablespoons lecithin 2 tablespoons instant yeast 2 tablespoons salt
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Instructions:
Fit the bowl of the Bosch Universal Mixer with the dough hook attachment and add water, oil, honey, and 8 cups of flour. On top of the flour, add vital wheat gluten, dough enhancer, lecithin, and yeast. Mix on low speed until all ingredients are combined. Let sit in the bowl for about 10 minutes, until the mixture has bubbled up and reaches the bottom of the gear on the center column of the bowl.
Pulse the mixer to punch down the dough, then add in the salt, and 4 more cups of the flour. Mix on medium speed until flour is incorporated. Continue adding flour 1/2 cup at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Do this by lightly tapping the dough in three spots with a floured finger. If the dough sticks to your finger, add more flour. The sides of the bowl may not be total clean by the time you have added enough flour. Once enough flour has been added, mix on medium speed, for 7 minutes until the dough is elastic.
Divide the dough equally into 4-6 loaf pans, depending on the size. Let rise until a small indent made with your finger on the side of the loaf does not readily spring back out, about 30-60 minutes.
Put loaves into a cold oven, set temperature to 350 degrees and bake for about 35 minutes or until loaves register 185-200 degrees on an instant read thermometer. Remove loaves from pans and let cool completely on a cooling rack.
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