Maria's Wheat Bread

"This is my sister in law's father's award winning recipe. It tastes best warm with honey butter."
-Emily Benedict

Ingredients:
2 1/2 C warm water
1 T yeast
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C white flour
1/4 C vital wheat gluten
1/2 C oil
1 T salt
6-8 C wheat flour

Directions:
Combine water and yeast and let sit for 5 minutes. Add oil, sugar, flour (white), gluten and salt. Mix while adding whole wheat flour until dough is no longer sticky. Mix or knead for 10 minutes (important - mixing activates the gluten and makes the bread softer). After mixing, cover and let rise until double. Shape dough into loaves and place into 2 greased pans. Cover and let rise again until double. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool out of pans.