Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup warm water (approximately 100℉)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 package)
- 1 teaspoon honey or molasses
- 2 ⅔ cups whole wheat flour
- ¾ teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Grease one loaf pan. Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Add yeast and honey to warm water and let sit for a few minutes to proof (get white and foamy on top).1 ½ cup warm water, 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast, 1 teaspoon honey or molasses
- Combine flour and salt in a large bowl, add liquid and stir, no kneading. The batter will be soft and should stick to the spoon a bit when you lift it out.2 ⅔ cups whole wheat flour, ¾ teaspoons salt
- Put into loaf pan and place in a warm place to rise until dough reaches the top of the pan (20-30 minutes).
- Bake for 15 minutes at 400℉, then reduce heat to 350℉ and bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes then remove loaf from pan.
Notes
This recipe has been modernized from one by Rosalie King (wife of Congressman David King of Utah) in The 1961 edition of The Congressional Club Cookbook.