100% Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients

• 1 C. starter
• 2 1/4 C. water
• 4 T. butter
• 2 T. honey
• 3 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs
• 6 C. fresh ground flour

Instructions

1. (Start in the evening) Mix together until combined, cover 10-30 minutes
2. Mix, scooping from the outside of dough into the center and turning bowl 1/8 turn each time for 2 minutes. Cover overnight.
3. Start stirring again the next morning first thing. Repeat every 2 hours until you can see expansion between your gentle stretching of the dough then let it have one more cycle. (This is usually 20 - 22 hours after beginning from previous day).
4. Grease 2 medium loaf pans. Repeat scooping/stretching the dough and shape with wet hands. Spray tops with oil and allow to rise 1-2 hours. Maybe 1 and a half times rise in bulk. Take care not to over rise, the holes will be too big for jam or honey and the structure won't make a good sandwich.
5. Cut the top for oven expansion and bake 350 for 55 minutes or so until internal temp 185.