Homemade Bread

I have tried my hand at making bread before but have only done it for special occasions. We have been trying to find ways to cut back on expenses. The whole wheat bread that is unprocessed with no preservatives is quite pricey per loaf. I decided that I needed to figure out the bread making process. I have been very successful with white bread as well as white and whole wheat mixed together but never just plain whole wheat. 

I searched the internet and my home cookbooks to find a whole wheat bread which was truly whole wheat (not white bread with whole wheat flour in it). I then looked at several suggestions on how to make whole wheat bread taste good. I found the biggest thing was getting too much flour in while kneading the bread and not kneading long enough. Whole wheat flour takes much longer than processed white flour to break down the protein strands so they can mix well with the yeast.

The loaves are done and out of the oven. They look good. Taste will be the next hurdle. I will let you know how it goes. This time I am determined to make this happen.