Whole Wheat Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. water
2 1/2 c. hot water
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. honey
3 tsp. salt
1/4 c. shortening
3 c. stirred whole wheat flour
5 c. sifted all-purpose white flour

Preparation

Soften active dry yeast in 1/4 cup warm (85\u00b0) water.
Combine hot water, sugar, salt, honey and shortening.
Stir in whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
Beat well.
Stir in softened yeast. Add enough remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough.
Turn out on lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and satiny (10 to 12 minutes).
Shape dough in a ball; place in lightly greased bowl.
Turn once to grease surface.
Cover.
Let rise in warm place until double in bulk.