Cracked Wheat Bread

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Cracked Wheat Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup cracked wheat
1/2 cup steel cut oats
1/2 cup honey
1 1/4 tsp salt
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp yeast
2/3 cup warm water
1 Tbsp sugar
1 cup whole wheat flour
2-3 cups white flour

Preparation:

Pour boiling water over cracked wheat and oats. Add butter, honey, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm water and add sugar. Combine with cracked wheat mixture. Add flour and mix thoroughly. Turn out on floured board and knead until smooth. Place in a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise. Punch down and place in loaf pans to rise again. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Makes 2 loafs.