Quick Whole Wheat Batter Bread

2 ½ cups hot water

1 tablespoon yeast

1/3 cup oil

1/3 cup honey

2 teaspoons salt

4 ½ to 5 cups whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon butter to use on the top of the baked bread

1.         In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in hot water.

2.         Preheat oven to 200°.

3.         Add oil, honey, salt, and half of flour to yeast and water. Mix with flat beater attachment.

4.         Add enough of remaining flour to make a thick, sticky batter. Yes, the dough is really sticky.

5.         Knead well (at least 5 minutes in your KitchenAid mixer).

6.         Place dough in two well-greased loaf pans. Put pans in warm oven. TURN OVEN OFF.

7.         Let loaves sit in warm oven for 20 minutes.

8.         With loaves still in oven, turn oven to 350°.

9.         Set timer for 30 minutes. Remove bread from oven when timer goes off. If loaves aren’t nicely browned, bake for an additional 3-5 minutes.

10.       Brush with butter and remove from pans to cool. Makes 2 loaves.

11.       Slice with electric knife to serve.

Honey Butter

1/2 cup butter (not margarine), softened

1/2 cup honey

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1.         Using wire beater on KitchenAid mixer, whip butter until light, up to 10 minutes.

2.         Gradually add honey and vanilla.

3.         Serve with warm bread.