Honey Wheat Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg (room temperature)
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons salt
2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup tepid water (to dissolve yeast in) or 1/2 cup warm water (to dissolve yeast in)

Preparation

Heat 1 cup water, cottage cheese, 3 teaspoons salt and honey until hot (not boiling).
Add shortening.
Let cool until just warm to the touch and stir in 1 beaten egg.
While cottage cheese mixture is cooling, add 2 packages yeast to 1/2 cup warm water mixed with 2 teaspoons sugar.
Stir until yeast is dissolved and let sit 10 minutes for yeast to rise.
Mix 2 cups whole wheat flour into cottage cheese, salt, honey, egg mixture.
Add dissolved yeast and stir well.
Mix 4 1/2 to 5 cups all purpose flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead until smooth and elastic.
Put in a large greased bowl and let rise until double.
Punch down dough and shape into 2 loaves.
Let rise again until double.
Then bake at 350\u00b0F for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove loaves from oven and let cool.
Brush warm loaves with a mixture of honey and butter for a soft crust.