I have the easiest bread recipe in the world. It's so easy, my children can make it. I've tried this on 8 year old girls just hand kneading it and it works. So here's the recipe:
1 3/4 c warm water
1 heaping T yeast
1 T sugar
1/3 c oil (I prefer olive oil)
1/3 c vital gluten (optional)
4 c + whole wheat flour (sometimes I combine with other flours, such as quinoa or kamut - then the vital gluten might be essential rather than optional)
1 t salt
Preheat oven to 350 degress. Mix the warm water, yeast and sugar together first. Add the oil and vital gluten. Add 3 cups of the flour. Then add salt. Change your mixing blade to kneading hook or begin hand kneading at this point and add approximately 1 more cup of flour to your dough. If you're using a mixer like a Kitchen Aid, your bowl should be "clean" on the sides. Knead for 3 minutes, whether hand or machine kneading. Take your dough and SLAM it 12 times on your counter. Place dough in greased bread pan. TURN OFF oven and place bread in the warm oven for about 30 minutes (the dough will have risen over the top of the pan). TURN ON the oven again (without removing the bread) to 350 degrees and bake 30-45 minutes. (I usually bake for 40 minutes.) Take the bread out of the oven and put on cooling rack. I like to let my bread cool for awhile before cutting it, but if you like it hot, just make sure you cut a really thick slice or it will fall apart until cooled.
