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Joelle
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OK, I'm having food issues with the new year, can you tell  !! Do any of you make your own bread, and if so, would you mind sharing a recipe that works for you (again, simple seems to be my theme this year--so far!!). We would prefer to do whole wheat, but would be interested in others as well. Thank you!!
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This is our favorite.. the one we use all the time.. my 10 yr old entered this into a contest at the fair last fall and got 3rd place against adults. We use fresh ground wheat.. not sure how it would work with purchased flour.
BEST WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
2 loaf version for the KitchenAid
2 cups water (110 degrees)
1 Tbsp. yeast (SAF instant)
2 c ww flour
Stir to mix well, then cover and let sponge 30 minutes. Turn machine on to stir to "punch it down;"
add:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
3 c ww flour
Mix to blend. If needed add more flour by 1/4-1/2 cupfuls until dough cleans the sides of the bowl and is no longer sticky. Knead on #2 for 6-8 minutes. The flour amount is approximate; use only enough flour the cause the dough to pull away from the sides of the mixer bowl. Do not add more flour.
Cover with damp towel. Let dough rise in covered bowl 30 minutes until doubled. Turn machine on to punch down, remove from bowl to oiled counter, divide into two pieces. Form into loaves and place in greased loaf pans. Let rise in warm oven (turned off) until 1 1/2" above the rim of the pans. With loaves still in oven, turn oven on and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with clean damp towel to soften crust.
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We talked about this a month or so ago .... well, actually, back in September and I have to say that Rachel's "no-knead" bread was the biggest hit around here ... I've doubled it and made 2 loaves (in loaf pans) with great success; I've added other flours, oatmeal and cornmeal and gotten rave reviews. This is the easiest bread (and takes very little ingredient wise) of any of the breads so far.
Hope that helps!
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Joelle,
Is this the first home bread baking you will be doing? When I started I had great luck with a potato water bread, found a recipe in my Fannie Farmers book.(My earliest bread making attempts resulted in bread bricks  that I could serve very thinly sliced with soup. ) Everyone liked the flavor of the potato bread and as time has gone on I have added more whole grains to my recipes.
To make life simplier and baking efficient I have a hand crank mixer dough bucket, found in an antique/junk store. I can work with enough dough to fill the oven twice.Having a baking day, with plenty to freeze did simplify my days, and who does not love hot buttered rolls and a simple soup for dinner on baking day 
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I use a 3lb-loaf bread maker, I set it on dough mode, and then punch down, shape into loaves, let rise and bake. It is a little lighter than letting the machine do it all. When I am in a pinch, I let the machine do it all, but my dc miss watching me make the bread.
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