Homemade Bread

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 1/2 Tbsp yeast
• pinch of sugar
• 5 cups HOT water
• 2 Tbsp salt
• 5 cups wheat flour
• 2/3 cup oil
• 2/3 cup sugar OR honey
• 6-8 cups white flour

In small bowl, put yeast and pinch of sugar in ½ cup hot tap water. In mixer, mix 5 cups hot tap water with salt and whole-wheat flour. Add sugar or honey and oil. Mix. Add yeast mixture. Mix in. Add white flour until bread dough consistency. Knead 10 minutes. Put into 4 greased loaf pans. Rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Turn out on a towel and butter tops.