1
Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water.
2
Combine milk, 1/4 cup water, melted butter, honey, salt and wheat flour in Kitchenaid mixer or bowl.
3
Mix in yeast mixture, and let rest 15 minutes.
4
Add bread flour, and process on #2 setting until dough forms a ball. Knead dough by processing an additional 80 seconds in food processor, KitchenAid mixer, or mix and knead by hand 10 minutes.
5
Place the dough in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise for 45 minutes, or until almost doubled. (Preheat oven to 200 degress F and then turn off. Place dough in oven to rise.)
6
Punch down, and divide dough in half. Roll out each half, and pound out the bubbles.
7
Form into loaves, and place in buttered 9x5 inch bread pans. Butter the tops of the dough, and cover loosely with plastic wrap or with a damp kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm area until doubled; second rise should take about 30 minutes. (Once again, put in oven that has been warmed to 200 Degrees F then turned off)
8
Place a small pan of water on the bottom shelf of the oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
9
Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until tops are dark golden brown. Butter crusts while warm. Slice when cool.
Makes 2 loaves at 12 slices per loaf.
