Whole wheat bread

1 cup hot water
1 cup brown sugar
6 Tblsp shortening
1 cup warm water
2 Tblsp honey
1/2 oz. dry yeast
3 cups warm water
6 cup white flour
6 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp salt
Combine first three ingredients, stir until dissolved. Let stand. Combine next three ingredients, let rise. Combine the above two mixtures. Add warm water, salt and white flour. Beat vigorously. Mix in whole wheat flour. Knead adding more white flour as needed. Let rise until doubled. Punch down and form into loaves. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. Makes 6 loaves.

This recipe is from Essentials of home production & storage. A book produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I learned from my dad that you can take old yeast and mix it with new yeast and it will still work.