Buttermilk Bread or Rolls

Pretty much amazing...

4 1/2 cups bread flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

3 T. agave nectar

2 1/4 tsp yeast

1 egg

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 buttermilk

mix all ingredients with 1 cup flour. Beat well. Then add remaining flour gradually. Dough should stick to the bottom of the bowl, but pull from the sides. Knead until dough passes the windowpane test. Rise until doubled, form into 2 loaves or rolls. Bake 350 25-30 minutes.

Honey Oat Wheat Bread

2 cups boiling water

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup honey

2 T. butter or oil

2 tsp salt

Mix and sit for 1 hour.

1/2 cup warm water

2 1/4 tsp yeast

Mix yeast and water, sit for 10 minutes.

Add yeast to oatmeal mixture.

Add 4 1/2 cups flour (1 1/2 cups white, the rest white wheat flour)

Add flour gradually until dough pulls from sides but is still sticking to bottom of bowl. Knead until dough passes windowpane test. Rise until doubled. Form into loaves and bake 350 25-30 minutes.

My favorite wheat bread as of late! This bread has great taste and texture. It was given to me by a friend (a huge thank you), she uses one cup of wheat flour and the rest white. I'm afraid to do that for fear that my kids will like it better than mostly wheat!