Categories: Bread

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 extra-large eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast

Directions

1. Place all of the ingredients into the pan of your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Program the machine for white, basic, or whole grain, and press Start. Check the dough about 10 minutes before the end of the final kneading cycle; it should be smooth and elastic. Adjust the consistency with additional flour or water, as needed. When the machine completes its cycle, remove the bread from the pan, and allow it to cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 loaf

2. If you want to make a braid, program the machine for dough or manual, and press Start. Adjust the dough’s consistency, if necessary, as indicated above. When the machine completes its cycle, transfer the dough to a lightly oiled work surface. Divide it into three pieces, and form each pieces into a 12-inch log. Braid the logs loosely. Allow the braid to rise, covered, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until it’s doubled in bulk. Bake the bread in a preheated 400°F oven for 15 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 375°F, and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until it’s golden brown and its interior temperature registers 190°F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove the braid from the oven, and cool it on a wire rack. Yield: 1 braid.

3. Note: You may also make this bread without the aid of a bread machine. Simply make the dough using your usual method (by hand, electric mixer or bread machine), allow it to rise, and shape and bake it as directed above.

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