Honey Whole Wheat Bread For Kitchen Aid - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 cups warm water
    3 tablespoons skim milk
    4 1/2 teaspoons salt
    3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon honey
    4 1/2 tablespoons butter
    4 1/2 cups white flour
    4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
    4 1/2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
    6 1/2 teaspoons fast rising yeast (or three packets yeast)
Preparation
    Dissolve 1 T honey in the warm water in a small bowl. Add yeast and let mixture stand 10 minutes.
    Place 6 cups flour, salt, and wheat gluten in mixer bowl. Mix on speed 2 for 15 seconds. Continue on speed 2 and gradually add yeast mixture, butter, honey and milk.
    Mix 1 1/2 minutes longer, scraping bowl if necessary.
    Continue on speed 2, add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time, and mix about 2 minutes more, or until dough cleans side of bowl.
    Knead on speed 2 about 2 minutes longer after dough cleans side of bowl.
    Transfer to an oiled bowl, and let rise in a warm, draft free environment for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
    Punch down dough and divide in half. Shape dough and divide into two oiled bread pans.
    Cover, and let rise in a warm, draft free environment for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
    Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake 20-30 minutes longer.
    Remove from oven and let cool completely on wire wracks.

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