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Whole Wheat Sourdough Sandwich Bread

A hearty, healthy, and delicious sourdough bread. Comes together in one day.
Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 Loaves

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer Helpful, but not required

Ingredients
  

  • Cup Sourdough Starter Active, mature and bubbly
  • 6 Cups Whole Wheat Flour I use Prairie Gold, it is a fine, light flour. If your wheat flour is coarse, use half white flour as well.
  • ½ Cup Milk
  • 4 TBS Honey or Brown Sugar
  • 3 tsp Salt
  • 4 TBS Melted Butter or Oil
  • Cups Water
  • 2 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Mix the sourdough starter, flour, milk, honey, salt, butter, water, and eggs. Using the dough hook, mix the ingredients until combined. After fully combined let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
    Next, knead the dough for approximately five minutes until the dough is fairly smooth and not sticky.
    Grease the bowl around the dough, and place it in a warm area to rise for 3-4 hours. It should get puffy and nearly double in size.
    After the dough has risen, cut it into two pieces and shape into loaves. Place in greased bread pans and allow to rise again in a warm spot for 3-4 hours. (If you need more time, you can put the loaves in the fridge overnight for the second rise).
    After the second rise, preheat the oven to 350°. You can gently rub the tops of the loaves with flour and place them in the oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until nice and golden brown.